VED PRAKASH vs STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 120 CR-4509-2026 (O&M) Date of decision:27.05.2026 VED PRAKASH ...PETITIONER VERSUS STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS ...RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PARMOD GOYAL Present: Mr. Yowan Sharma, Advocate for petitioner (through video conference). *** PARMOD GOYAL, J. (ORAL) Present civil revision petition has been been preferred under Article 227 of the Constitution of India by petitioner-plaintiff No.1 for setting aside impugned order dated 20.02.2026 (Annexure P-4) passed by learned Civil Judge (Junior Division), Kalka in Civil Suit No.54 of 2016, whereby the evidence of plaintiffs was closed and application under Order XVI Rules 1 and 2 read with Section 151 of Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (‘CPC’) for summoning the official witnesses along with relevant record was dismissed. 2. Admittedly, in present case, suit for declaration was preferred by plaintiffs in the year 2016. Thereafter, issues were framed vide order dated 16.09.2025 and plaintiffs had availed fourteen effective opportunities over the period of five months for completing their evidence. However, except for tendering affidavit of one of the witnesses i.e. petitioner