IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 235 CR No.2347-2020(0&M)

Date of decision dated 22.11.2022 Rajdeep Kaur anaes Petitioner vs. Davinder Singhand others sae Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARKESH MANUJA Present:- Mr. Ajiteshwar Singh, Advocate, for the petitioner.

Mr. Abdul Aziz, Advocate, for

Mr. Mohd. Yousaf, Advocate, for respondent No.1.

FE OE HE 2 HS HARKESH MANUJA, J (Oral) By way of present revision petition, challenge has been made to an order dated 27.02.2020 passed by the Court of learned Civil Judge (Jr. Divn.), Jalandhar, whereby an application under Order VII

Rule 11 (d)CPC, filed at the instance of petitioner-defendant No.1 seeking rejection of plaint being barred by law has been rejected.

The facts leading to the present case are that a suit for recovery of damages on account of malicious prosecution and defamation came to be filed at the instance of respondent/plaintiff against the petitioner and the proforma respondents. It was averred in plaint that based on the resolution dated 16.08.2009 passed by the Gram Panchayat, to which the petitioner/defendant happens to be a Sarpanch, an FIR No.322 dated 28.09.2009 unde