Dismissed
Vishnu Goel v. Drat New Delhi & Ors.
Punjab & Haryana HCCWP/28545/2013
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
In a Civil Writ Petition, the High Court of Punjab and Haryana disposed of the petitioner's plea to reopen ex-parte proceedings and file a counter-affidavit. The Court held that in an appeal, the petitioner can always join proceedings and argue, and a counter-affidavit is inappropriate in an appeal. The petitioner was directed to join the pending appeal.
What did the court decide?
The writ petition was disposed of with the petitioner directed to join the pending appeal proceedings; prayer to reopen proceedings dismissed.