SUMAN Vs. RAJBALA AND OTHERS

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Instant revision petition has been filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India for setting aside the order dated 14.11.2014 (Annexure P-7) passed by learned Civil Judge (Junior Division), Bhiwani, whereby application moved by petitioner/defendant No.12 for setting aside ex parte order dated 04.02.2011, has been dismissed. Brief facts of the case are that respondent No.1/plaintiff filed a suit for declaration and permanent injunction as consequential relief. On 26.08.2010 summons were issued to petitioner/defendant No.12 for 21.09.2010., However, it was reported by the process server that he could not find any person in the name of the petitioner. Again on 22.09.2010 summons were issued to the petitioner for 13.10.2010. Again process server gave the same report. On an application moved by respondent No.1/plaintiff, vide order dated 13.10.2010 petitioner was ordered to be served through publication in the newspaper 'Dainik Chetna' for 07.12.2010. On 07.12.2010 Presiding Officer was on leave and the case was taken up on 06.12.2010 and adjourned to 04.02.2011. Vide order dated 04.02.2011 trial Court passed the order that service was complete and defendants No.3, 6 to 12 and 16 were ordered to be proceeded against ex parte. On coming to know about the pendency of the civil suit against him, petitioner/defendant No.12 moved an application for setting aside the ex parte order dated 04.02.2011. The same has been dismissed vide order dated 14.11.2014 by learned Civil Judge (Junior Division), Bhiwani. Hence, this revision petition. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record.

(2.) Learned counsel for the petitioner contended that impugned orders passed by trial Court suffer from grave error of law as trial Court wrongly overlooked the reports of the process server that there was no person in the name of Smt. Suman w/o Narender Singh s/o Sh. Mehtab Singh caste Ahir, in Village Dinod. Petitioner has been proceeded against ex parte on the basis of publication in 'Dainik Chetna' newspaper which has no circulation in District Jhajjar where the petitioner resides permanently.

(3.) Learned counsel for respondent No.1 vehemently opposed the contentions raised by the learned counsel for petitioners on the ground that application had been filed after a considerable delay. I have considered the rival contentions of the learned counsel for the parties.