P&H: Rejects Bid to Restore Defence After Repeated Failure to File Written Statement
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a civil revision petition filed by Hardeep Singh, who sought to challenge the rejection of his application to restore his defence in a partition suit. Justice Harsh Bunger held that Singh had not shown grounds to interfere with the Trial Court’s orders.
Singh was added as a defendant in a suit seeking partition and separate possession of property. After he was initially proceeded against ex parte, the Trial Court set aside that order in March 2025, subject to payment of Rs 2,500 in costs and filing a written statement. Singh did neither,...
