IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH ****

CR-1088-2026 Date of decision: 03.02.2026 Harcharan Singh and another . . . . Petitioners Vs.

Gurmeet Singh and others . . . . Respondents ****

CORAM: HON’BLE MR JUSTICE DEEPAK GUPTA ****

Present: - Mr. Arshnoor Singh Chugh and Mr. Pragun Goyal, Advocates, for the petitioners.

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DEEPAK GUPTA, J.

The petitioners herein are some of the plaintiffs in Civil Suit bearing No. CS-918-2016 titled Harcharan Singh and others v. Gurmeet Singh and others, pending before the learned Civil Judge (Junior Division), Bathinda. They have approached this Court being aggrieved by order dated 05.12.2025 (Annexure P-1), whereby their application seeking rejection/discarding of the affidavit tendered as examination-in-chief by the Special Power of Attorney holder of defendant No.13 has been dismissed.

2. The suit has been instituted by the plaintiffs for possession by way of partition. During the course of proceedings, defendant No.13 chose to lead his evidence through his Special Power of Attorney holder, namely Ram Kumar, who tendered his affidavit as examination-in-chief on behalf of defendant No.13. The plaintiffs-petitioners objected to the same