EXECUTIVE ENGINEER AND OTHERS vs BUTA SINGH AND ORS.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 2026:PHHC 073219 (127) CR-3942-2026 Date of Decision:-11.05,.2026 EXECUTIVE ENGINEER AND OTHERS ..» Petitioners Versus BUTA SINGH AND OTHERS ... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIRINDER AGGARWAL Present: Mr. LS. Kingra, Sr. DAG, Punjab, for the petitioners/State. a VIRINDER AGGARWAL, J. (Oral) L. The petitioners/State have filed the present Civil Revision Petition assailing the impugned order dated 23.02.2023, vide which the petitioners, namely the Executive Engineer, District Collector, Superintending Engineer, Irrigation Department, and Managing Director, Irrigation Department, were proceeded against ex parte; the order dated 03.03.2023, whereby the application filed by the petitioners for setting aside the ex parte order was dismissed; and the order dated 16.05.2024, whereby the review petition filed by the petitioners was also dismissed. 2. During the course of arguments, learned State Counsel submitted that the petitioners, who were arrayed as defendants No.4 and 5, were never duly served in the civil suit. However, when queried as to whether the applications filed before the learned Trial Court were based on the sai