IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 05.05.2025 Chakravarthy Madasu and another …Petitioners V/s M/s Cardiolab Healthcare India Pvt. Ltd. …Respondent CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM AGGARWAL Present: Mr. Naresh Kaushik, Advocate, for the petitioners.

None for the respondent.

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VIKRAM AGGARWAL, J (ORAL)

The present revision petition assails the order dated 20.07.2023 (Annexure P-5) passed by the Court of learned Civil Judge (Jr. Divn.), SAS Nagar, Mohali vide which the application submitted by petitioner/defendant No.1 seeking his cross-examination by way of video conferencing was declined.

2. A suit for recovery of Rs.5,48,000/- along with interest was filed by the respondent-plaintiff against the petitioner/defendant No.1 (Annexure P-1). During the evidence of the defendants, petitioner appeared as DW-1. His examination-in-chief was conducted on 02.03.2023. However, his cross-

examination was deferred and he was bound down for 14.03.2023.

3. An application (Annexure P-3) was moved by the petitioner /defendant No.1 seeking his cross-examination through video conferencing. It was averred that since he is a native of Hyderabad, Telengana, which is 180