IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH -.-

CR-5464-2025 (O&M)

Decided on :- 18.08.2025 Karan Sidhu ....Petitioner VERSUS Mohinder Singh and Another ....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANDEEP PANNU Present: Mr. Sudhir Paruthi, Advocate for the petitioner.

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MANDEEP PANNU J.

1. The present revision petition has been directed against the order dated 07.04.2025 passed by the learned Civil Judge (Junior Division), Jalandhar, whereby the evidence of the plaintiff/petitioner was closed by order of the Court.

2. In order to appreciate the controversy, it is necessary to briefly notice the sequence of proceedings before the learned trial Court. From the photostat copies of the zimni orders placed on record by learned counsel for the petitioner, it emerges that after framing of issues, the petitioner/plaintiff was granted several opportunities to lead his evidence. The effective dates when the matter was taken up for the plaintiff’s evidence are as under:

16.03.2023 – Case fixed for plaintiff’s evidence. 18.08.2023 – Plaintiff again availed opportunity.

26.09.2023 – Case adjourned for evidence.

03.11.2023 – PW-1 was present; however, her cross-examination was deferred on the