C.R. No. 725 of 2009 (O&M)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH

C.R. No. 725 of 2009 (O&M)

Date of Decision: 10.2.2009

Bharat Bhushan

....Petitioner

Versus

Yogesh Raj

...Respondent

CORAM : Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal

Present:-

Mr. Ashish Gupta, Advocate

for the petitioner.

RAJESH BINDAL J

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The challenge in the present petition is to the order dated January

13, 2009, passed by the learned Court below whereby the application filed by the

petitioner under Section 33 CPC for permission to sue as an indigent person

was dismissed.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner

does not have any means to pay the Court fee as even the report of Tehsildar

dated December 5, 2008 clearly establish that the petitioner does not own any

moveable or immovable property except the household items i.e. utensils, bed

and furniture etc. He has further produced before this Court balance sheet of

firm M/s Monga Attachi Works, Faridkot in which mother and wife of the

petitioner are the partners. According to learned counsel for the petitioner the

balance sheet shows that there ar