IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (125 Date of Decision:-17.02.2026 ANIL KUMAR … Petitioner Versus JHIRI WALI SAMADHAN AND OTHERS ... Respondents ****

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIRINDER AGGARWAL Present:- Mr. Swarn Tiwana, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Divyam Suri, Advocate for Caveator/respondents No.1 to 3.

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VIRINDER AGGARWAL , J . (Oral)

CM-2457-C-2026 The application is allowed in terms of the prayer made therein, subject to all just exceptions.

Main Case

1. The present civil revision petition has been instituted under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, invoking the supervisory jurisdiction of this Court, to assail the order dated 07.01.2026 (Annexure P-5) passed by the learned Rent Controller, Patiala. By the said order, the application preferred by the petitioner/defendant No.3 seeking recall of PW-1 for further cross-examination came to be dismissed.

2. It is contended that PW-1, the plaintiff–respondent, appeared in the witness box in support of his case and was duly cross-examined on behalf of the petitioner/defendant No.3. Thereafter, an application was moved seeking recall of PW-1 for further cross-examination on the ground that certain materi