High Court granted single opportunity to petitioner-defendant in civil suit to file written statement regarding recovery claim of 5,57,600/- subject to payment of 50,000/- costs via demand draft at the time of filing.
Direction to trial Court to provide one opportunity to file written statement subject to payment of 50,000/- costs.
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129 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
CR-2890-2024 Date of Decision: August 06, 2024
Ravinder Singh …Pe..oner
Versus
Krishan Kanta …Respondent
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK GUPTA
Present: - Mr. Rahul Garg, Advocate for Mr. Naveen Batra, Advocate for the pe��oner.
DEEPAK GUPTA, J.(Oral)
In the Civil Suit No.92/2022, �tled as “Krishan Kanta v. Ravinder Singh”, filed by respondent-plain�ff, appearance on behalf of the defendantpe��oner was made before the trial Court on 19.05.2022 through his counsel and despite availing numerous opportuni�es, he failed to file the wri.en statement. Compelled by the circumstances, the trial Court struck off the defence of defendants by way of impugned order dated 02.11.2023 (Annexure P-3).
| August 06, 2024 | (DEEPAK GUPTA) | |
|---|---|---|
| sarita | JUDGE | |
| Whether reasoned/speaking: | Yes/No | |
| Whether reportable: | Yes/No |
Sarita Rani 2024.08.06 06:07 I attest to the accuracy of this document/order
2 issues framed by the court
Whether to grant petitioner-defendant one opportunity to file written statement despite failure to file earlier.
Whether costs shall be imposed on petitioner-defendant for granting opportunity to contest the claim on merits.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Ravinder Singh
Krishan Kanta
DEEPAK GUPTA
As recorded by the court registry
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