IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (123)

Date of Decision:-29.01.2026 Jaspreet Singh ……Petitioner Versus Manpreet Kaur and Others ……Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMARINDER SINGH GREWAL ****

Present: Mr. Narinder Singh Dadwal, 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 09.12.2025 (Annexure P-1) passed by the Additional Civil Judge (Senior Division), Jagraon whereby the defence of the petitioner-defendant was struck off due to non-filing of the written statement.

2. Briefly, the facts of the case are that the respondents–plaintiffs instituted a suit for recovery of ₹5,44,000/- against the petitioner on the basis of a pronote and receipt dated 04.02.2019. Owing to the non- appearance of the petitioner, he was proceeded against ex parte vide order dated 14.03.2022, and the suit was consequently decreed ex parte vide judgment and decree dated 26.05.2022.

2.1 Thereafter, the respondents filed an execution petition for enforcment of the ex parte judgment and decree dated 26.05.2022. On 12.09.2023, the petitio