IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (159)

CR-5891-2025 Date of decision: - 28.08.2025 Manjit Pal Singh ....Petitioner Versus Union of India and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKAS BAHL Present:- Mr. Sandeep S. Majithia, Advocate, for the petitioner.

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VIKAS BAHL, J. (ORAL)

1. Present civil revision has been filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India for setting aside the impugned order dated 28.07.2025 (Annexure P-15) passed by the Civil Judge (Junior Division), Amritsar whereby the application for setting the ex-parte order dated

20.03.2019 (Annexure P-9) has been dismissed.

2. The present case depicts the effort made by the judgment debtor to delay the proceedings endlessly. It is not in dispute that the civil suit for recovery was filed by the Union of India and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited against the present petitioner who was defendant No.2 in the suit and against one Mohinder Singh in the year 2003. The said suit was decreed vide judgment and decree dated 27.04.2013 (Annexure P-1)

and the relevant portion of the same is reproduced herein-below: -

“9. As discussed above, the suit of the plaintiff succeeds and is hereby decreed with