IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

110+241 CR-7157-2017 (O&M)

Date of decision: 03.03.2025 Raj Kumar ...Petitioner(s)

Vs.

Gurjant Singh & Others ...Respondent(s)

CORAM: HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE NIDHI GUPTA Present:- Mr. S.K. Sharma Budhladawale, Advocate for the petitioner.

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NIDHI GUPTA, J.

Present petition has been filed by the plaintiff no.1under Article 227 of the Constitution of India seeking setting aside of order dated 09.05.2017 passed by learned Additional District Judge, Sangrur dismissing the appeal filed by the petitioner against order dated 27.5.2015 passed by the learned Civil Judge, Senior Division, Sangrur whereby application filed by the petitioner for restoration of the suit for specific performance dismissed in default for want of prosecutionon 23.07.2013, had also been dismissed; with further prayer for restoration of the Civil Suit.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner inter alia submits that the petitioner had amply demonstrated before the learned Courts below that there were valid and cogent reasons given by the petitioner for being unable to appear before the learned trial Court on 23.07.2013. The petitioner had produced exhaustive medical record (Ma