Order

17/04/2018 Heard.

1. Instant petition is against the order dated 4/04/2018 wherein right to lead evidence of the defendants was closed.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are defendants before this court and on that date defendant Ram Bai went for some treatment in OPD and counsel also went for some treatment at Raipur, therefore they could not remain present for evidence and one opportunity may be given to them.

3. Order sheets of the court below is perused. Order sheet would show that first case was fixed for evidence of the defence on 21/07/2015.

On that date certain applications were filed. Subsequently thereafter on 20 dates case was fixed for evidence. The order sheet would show on 15/11/2016 again case was fixed for 13/12/2016. Thereafter, case was fixed for 23/12/2016. Subsequently, it was fixed on 19/01/2017 and on 19/01/2017 some application was moved by the defendants. Thereafter, on such interlocutory application instead of any evidence adduced, on different dates on five dates case was adjourned and subsequently on 18/04/2017 again case was fixed for defence witness. Thereafter, case was fixed for 15/05/2017, then on 7/07/2017, therea