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1997 Supreme(AP) 1276

S.V.MARUTHI
R. Bhaskar Reddy – Appellant
Versus
Chinni @ Chengal Reddy – Respondent


S. V. MARUTHI, J.

( 1 ) THIS Revision is filed against the order refusing to send the document to second expert at the instance of the petitioners.

( 2 ) THE petitioners filed I. P. No. 13/1996. At the instance of the respondents the documents was sent for the opinion of the expert who gave his opinion stating that this document was forged. Now, the petitioners filed the present petition for appointment of second expert for considering the document i. e. , Promissory Note for his opinion. The learned Judge rejected the application on the ground that they have ample opportunity to dislodge the opinion of the expert by examination and that there is no need to send the document for a second expert.

( 3 ) THE learned Counsel for the petitioners relied on a Judgment of Kerala High Court in Koragan v. Koran, 197s KLT 872. The learned Judge held that the opinion given by the expert is subject to cross-examination and other counter-evidence. The counter-evidence may be the opinion of another expert. With great respect I disagree with the view expressed by the learned Judge that the counter-evidence can be by the opinion of another expert. In my view, if the petitioner is allowed to send the


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