IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Revision No.8691 of 2025 Date of decision: November 28^th, 2025 Daya Wati and others .....Petitioners Versus Banita @ Basanta and others .....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKAS BAHL Present: Mr. Gian Chand Shahpuri and Mr. Sandeep Kumar Rana, Advocates for the petitioners.

VIKAS BAHL, J. (ORAL)

1. This is a revision petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India for setting aside the impugned order dated 04.08.2025 (Annexure P-2) passed by learned Civil Judge (Junior Division), Faridabad, vide which the defence of the petitioners has been struck off. Challenge is also to the order dated 11.11.2025 (Annexure P-4) vide which application for recalling the said order has also been dismissed.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the co-defendants of the petitioners had filed an application under Order VII Rule 11 CPC, which application was ultimately withdrawn on 05.09.2025 i.e. after the passing of the impugned order dated 04.08.2025. It is submitted that the counsel for the petitioners before the trial Court was apparently under the impression that the written statement would be filed by the