IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision:25.02.2025 PARAMJIT KAUR ...PETITIONER VS.

PRITAM KAUR AND OTHERS ...RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUVIR SEHGAL Present: Mr. Aayush Gupta, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Saurav Kanojia, Advocate for Mr. Lakshay Bector, Advocate for respondent no.1.

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SUVIR SEHGAL, J.

1. This revision petition has been filed assailing order dated 06.02.2020, passed by the Family Court, Ludhiana, whereby an application, Annexure P-4, filed by the petitioner/defendant No.4 for striking out the affidavit filed by way of rebuttal evidence, has been dismissed.

2. Counsel for the petitioner has contended that after closing her evidence in affirmative, respondent No.1/plaintiff cannot be permitted to produce evidence in rebuttal. He asserts that plaintiff can be permitted to lead evidence in rebuttal only on the issues, in which, the burden of proof is on the defendants unless the plaintiff specifically reserves her right to do so. He has placed reliance upon a judgment of Division Bench of this Court in Avtar Singh and another Vs. Baldev Singh and others 2015 (1) PLR 230

3. Opposing the petition, counsel for respondent No.1 has