AJIT KUMAR vs KIRAN PAL SINGH

-1- 126 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CR-4353-2026 Date of Decision: 22.05.2026 AJIT KUMAR ...Petitioner Versus KIRAN PAL SINGH ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PARMOD GOYAL Present: Mr. Parunjeet Singh, Advocate for the petitioner. PARMOD GOYAL, J. (ORAL) The present revision petition has been preferred under Article 227 of Constitution of India by petitioner/defendant being aggrieved by closure of his defence evidence vide impugned order dated 17.04.2026 (Annexure P-3), passed by learned Civil Judge (Junior Division), Ludhiana. 2. Admittedly, on 04.09.2025, respondent/plaintiff had closed his evidence in affirmative and thereafter, matter was fixed for the first time for defence evidence on 17.09.2025. Thereafter, matter remained pending for defence evidence on 01.10.2025, 15.10.2025, 04.11.2025, 11.11.2025, 10.12.2025, 02.01.2026, 16.01.2026, 27.01.2026, 05.02.2026, 09.03.2026, 14.03.2026, 03.04.2026 and 17.04.2026. Only on two dates, matter was kept pending for compromise and on joint request, matter was adjourned on 01.10.2025 and 15.10.2025. However, on all subsequent dates there is no reference of compromise. Petitioner/defendant was supposed