This is a revision petition against the order of the Sub -Judge Bhadrawah (Shri K.N.Kaul) where he has imposed costs in the shape of penalty to the tune of Rs. 300 on the defendant in a civil suit of the valuation of Rs, 4341 34 then pending before him. The facts giving rise to this revision are as follows.

It appears that when the suit was instituted in the court of the Sub-judge, the defendant moved the District Judge Jammu for transfer of the suit from that court. The transfer application was rejected by the District Judge as would appear from the interlocutory order of 24-8-62 in the suit. On 22-9-62, the next hearing of the case, the defendant wanted time for filing his written statement. Three adjournments were granted to the defendant to file his written statement. On 14-11-62 the trial judge was on leave. Three more adjournments were granted to the defendant on payment of nominal costs to file his written statement. Ultimately the defendant filed his written statement on 7-6-63 when the learned Judge issued warrants of attachment for recovery of Rs. 20 costs awarded on the previous hearings. On 7-6-63 the judge further ordered the parties to produce their documents on 18-7-6

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