PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH
VIKAS BAHL
Prem Parkash – Appellant
Versus
Jai Parkash – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Vikas Bahl, J.
This is a Civil Revision Petition filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India for setting aside the impugned order dated 08.01.2025 (Annexure P-13) passed by the Rent Controller, Ludhiana, vide which the cross-examination of the respondent Jai Parkash is treated as Nil as well as impugned order dated 27.01.2025 (Annexure P-17) passed by the Rent Controller, Ludhiana, vide which the application dated 17.01.2025 (Annexure P-15) filed by the petitioner for recalling the order dated 08.10.2025 has been dismissed.
2. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner could not cross-examine the respondent-landlord since his counsel Mr. Sunil Sharma, Advocate was under treatment with respect to problem in lower back and for the said purpose, the petitioner has referred to medical certificate dated 05.01.2025 from a private hospital. It is submitted that the petitioner be granted one opportunity to cross-examine the said respondent-landlord.
3. This Court has heard learned counsel for the petitioner and has perused the paper book and finds that the impugned order deserves to be upheld and the present petition being meritless deserves to be
The main legal point established in the judgment is the importance of granting reasonable opportunity to cross-examine witnesses and imposing costs to compensate for any inconvenience caused, as emph....
Court held that a request to recall witnesses is a discretion of the court and not a right of the parties, especially to avoid delays in proceedings.
Parties in litigation must be granted adequate opportunities to present their case, and procedural delays should not prevent justice if not caused by mala fide intentions.
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