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(2026) Law Today Live Doc. Id. 21561 = 2026:PHHC:194526
Decided on: 30.10.2026
Present:
Mr. Gagandeep Singh Sirphikhi, Advocate for the petitioner.
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Closure of Evidence – Appox. three and half year time taken -- High Court granted two effective opportunities to conclude the evidence, subject to payment costs.
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Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (V of 1908), Order 17 Rule 3 – Constitution of India, Article 227 -- Closure of Evidence – Opportunity to lead evidence – Costs – Petitioner’s evidence closed by the Trial Court on account of appox. three and a half years/ repeated opportunities granted to her to conclude the same -- High Court set aside the closure order and granted the petitioner two effective opportunities to conclude her evidence, subject to payment of Rs.10,000/-.
(Para 1-4)
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DEEPAK MANCHANDA, J. (ORAL) –
1. The present revision petition has been filed for setting aside the order dated 14.10.2026 (Annexure P-4) passed by the learned trial Court, whereby evidence of the petitioner was closed by the order of the Court.
2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the evidence of the petitioner was closed by the learned trial Court only on the ground that numerous opportunities had already been granted to the petitioner to conclude her evidence. He further submits that the respondent had taken approximately three and a half years to conclude his evidence. He confines himself to the limited prayer that two effective opportunities be granted to the petitioner to conclude her evidence.
3. Heard.
4. The limited prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioner is accepted. The impugned order dated 14.10.2026 (Annexure P-4) is set aside. Accordingly, the present petition is disposed of by granting two effective opportunities to the petitioner to conclude her evidence, subject to payment of Rs.10,000/- as cost, to be deposited with the Institute for Blind, Sector-26, Chandigarh before the next date of hearing fixed before the learned trial Court.
Order accordingly.
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