CR-1904-2025 -1- 141 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CR-1904-2025 Date of decision : 28.03.2025 Sridev ...Petitioner Vs. Omkar and others ...Respondent CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL Present: Mr. Devender Arya, Advocate for the petitioner. *** ANIL KSHETARPAL , J. (Oral) 1. The petitioner herein is defendant No. 3 in a pending plaintiff's suit for grant of decree of declaration to the effect that the plaintiff and proforma defendants are owners in possession of the agricultural land. 2. In substance, the parties to the litigation are members of the same family. Defendant No.1-Sh. Ram Swaroop has a wife and six children (two sons and four daughters). The suit was filed by one son and two daughters. Originally, defendants No. 1 to 5 filed a joint written statement. Subsequently, he filed application before the trial Court for permission to file a separate written statement on the ground that defendants No. 3 and 4 have cheated him and obtained his signatures. The plaintiff's counsel made 'no objection'. Ultimately, the Court, in the peculiar facts of the case, permitted defendants No. 1 to 5 to file a separate written statement. It is well known that additional pleadings can be permitted to be filed in the peculiar facts of the case. NEERAJ 2025.04.01 14:07 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CR-1904-2025 -2- 3. Keeping in view the aforesaid facts, no ground to interfere is made out. 4. Hence, the revision petition is dismissed. 5. All the pending miscellaneous applications, if any, are also disposed of. (ANIL KSHETARPAL) 28.03.2025 JUDGE neeraj Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes No Whether Reportable : Yes No NEERAJ 2025.04.01 14:07 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document