Can transform various dihydrodiols of chlorobenzenes and chlorotoluenes into the respective catechols. (1R,2R)-3-chlorocyclohexa-3,5-diene-1,2-diol + NAD(+) = 3-chlorocatechol + H(+) + NADH Aromatic compound metabolism. Belongs to the short-chain dehydrogenases/reductases (SDR) family.