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1984 CLC 945

MUHAMMAD ALI AND OTHERS vs SHARIFAN BIBI

Citation1984 CLC 945
CourtLahore High Court
Case No.Civil Revision No, 1482 of 1978
Date1983-03-17
Judge(s)Kamal Mustafa Bokhari
ResultPetition accepted

' This is a revision under section 115, Civil Procedure Code, against the order, dated 21st June, 1978 passed by Civil Judge, Samundari, allowing plaintiff-petitioner to produce witnesses at his own responsibility and disallowing his request to summon the witnesses through Court.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner has argued that petitioner is handicapped in respect of the Government servants who cannot be produced in Court by the petitioner at his own responsibility.

According to him Dr. Aftab Ahmad and Dr. A. A. Aziz are Government servants and in respect of these two witnesses the learned Civil Judge ought to have allowed the plaintiff-petitioner to summon them through Court particularly when previously the Court had allowed time to be summoned through Court. The learned counsel for the respondents has submitted that no notice of the original application of the petitioner for summoning witnesses through Court was given to the respondents, that Dr. Aftab Ahmad had earlier been examined by Court and that the medical certificate issued by Dr. A. A. Aziz was placed on record at a late stage on the objection of the respondents only due to which he cannot be examined as a witness. Lastly, learned counsel for the respondents has submitted that this petition of revision is barred by time.

3. Parties are required under Order XVI, rule 1, Civil Procedure Code to file list of witnesses to be summoned through Court within seven days of the settlement of issues. Originally plaintiff failed to do so but the delay was condoned by the trial Court and plaintiff was permitted to summon the witnesses contained to the list of witnesses filed by him through Court. Both Dr. Aftab Ahmad and Dr. A. A. Aziz are Government servants who cannot be produced in Court by the party at his own risk and responsibility. The objection with regard to both of them, if any, may be taken by the respondents at the time they are examined. There is no limitation for revision and this petition cannot A be said to be barred by time. In the interest of justice I direct that the witnesses of the petitioner included in his list originally filed who are Government servants be summoned through Court. This petition o revision is accepted and order of the trial Court dated 21st June, 1978 is set aside to this extent. The parties are left to bear their own costs.

' The record shall go back to the Court of Civil Judge 1st Class, Samundari and parties shall appear in that Court on 19th February, 1983.

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