IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (124)

Date of Decision:-29.01.2026 Ram Lubhaya ……Petitioner Versus Vimlesh ……Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMARINDER SINGH GREWAL ****

Present: Mr. Ashish Jhamb, Advocate for the petitioner.

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AMARINDER SINGH GREWAL, J. (Oral)

1. The present petition has been filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India seeking setting aside of the impugned order dated 07.08.2023 (Annexure P-14), passed by the Civil Judge (Junior Division), Faridabad, whereby the defence of the petitioner was struck off on account of non-filing of the written statement, as well as the order dated 15.12.2025 (Annexure P-27), whereby the application filed by the petitioner under Section 151 CPC for recalling the order dated 07.08.2023 was dismissed.

2. Briefly, the facts of the case are that the respondent-plaintiff instituted a suit for possession with consequential relief of mandatory and permanent injunction against the petitioner. On 03.03.2020, the petitioner appeared before the learned Trial Court for the first time. Vide order dated 07.08.2023, the learned Trial Court struck off the defence of the petitioner on the ground of non-filing of the