( 2026:HHC:9056 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. Civil Revision No.23 of 2026 Decided on: 25th March, 2026 Gurjit Singh .......Petitioner versus Vijay Pal Singh and others ...Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr.Justice Jiya Lal Bhardwaj, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 For the petitioner: Mr.Sudhir Thakur, Senior Advocate with Ms.Richa Sharma, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr.Ankit Kaloti, Advocate. Jiya Lal Bhardwaj, Judge (Oral) By way of present petition, the petitioner is assailing the order dated 24.02.2026 passed by the learned Additional District Judge, Nalagarh, whereby application filed by him under Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure for clubbing/consolidating the civil suit titled Vijay Pal Singh vs. Mangal Singh and others filed by the petitioner with another Civil Suit No.174 of 2023, titled, Gurjeet Singh vs. Mangal Singh and others and Civil Suit No.279 of 2023, titled, Gurjit Singh vs. M/s Mahavir Packers and others, has been dismissed. 2. Learned Senior Counsel representing the petitioner has vehemently argued that in case the order under 1 Whether the reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes. ( 2026:HHC:9056 ) 2 challenge is not interfered with, it will lead to multiplicity of litigation. However, I am not convinced with the said argument for the reason that the learned trial Court after considering the fact that the suit in which the application was filed for clubbing the other two suits, referred above, was pending for the last 17 years and being an old and targeted matter, it cannot be clubbed with the other two suits. 3. It is also admitted fact that both the above suits were already dismissed in default by the Court of learned Senior Civil Judge, Nalagarh long back and much prior, moving the application for clubbing of the suits. Since the suits referred above are not pending, the learned trial Court has rightly rejected the application and this Court while exercising the powers under Section 151 CPC do not find that the learned trial Court has either committed any illegality or there is any material irregularity while passing the impugned order. 4. Consequently, I do not find any merit in the present petition and the same is accordingly dismissed, so also the pending applications, if any. ( Jiya Lal Bhardwaj ) March 25, 2026 Judge (naveen)