C.R.No.6082 of 2009

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH

C.R.No.6082 of 2009.

Decided on: October 22, 2009.

Pritam Kaur Sidhu

.. Petitioner

VERSUS

Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, and others.

.. Respondents

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CORAM:

HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.M.S.BEDI

PRESENT

Mr.Pritam Saini, Advocate, with

Mr.Amit Arora, Advocate,

for the petitioner.

M.M.S. BEDI, J. (ORAL)

The plaintiff-petitioner has not been given

opportunity to cross-examine DW.1 Ravinder Singh, who was

available in the court on 12.08.2009. It has been informed by

counsel for the plaintiff-petitioner that the evidence of defendant has,

now, been closed but on account of an opportunity to cross-examine

DW.1 Ravinder Singh, having been denied, a prejudice will be

caused as cross-examination has been treated as nil. An affidavit of

the Advocate Shri N.C.Kapil, has been placed on record indicating

that on account of his skin ailment, he was not able to cross-examine

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the witness when the evidence of the defendant was closed by order.

Counsel for the petitioner has informed that no

other defendant's evidence had been produced but