IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision :17.09.2025 RAM SARUP VERMA AND ANOTHER ... APPELLANTS VERSUS BALWANT SINGH LAMBARDAR AND OTHERS ...RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PARMOD GOYAL Present: Mr. Naveen S. Bhardwaj, Advocate and Mr. Tushar Gera, Advocate for the petitioners.

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PARMOD GOYAL, J. (ORAL)

1. The petitioners are aggrieved by the order dated 05.09.2025 (Annexure P-6), passed by the Civil Judge (Junior Division), Hisar, whereby the application under Order 26 Rule 9 CPC preferred by the plaintiff for appointment of Local Commissioner was allowed. The main grouse of the petitioners is that the learned Court of first instance erred in appointing the local commissioner, thereby permitting the collection of evidence in a manner that is impermissible under the law.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioners has placed reliance upon the following judgments in support of his submissions:

(i) Kewal Krishan Vs. Gram Sabha Teeka and another, 2024 NCHHC 3687.

(ii) Prem Chand Vs. Randhir Singh, 2017(3) RCR (Civil) 167.

(iii) Naseeb Deen and another Vs. Harnek Singh, 2019 AIR Himachal Pradesh 173.

3. The precise argument raised before this Court was also r