G. RADHAKRISHNA RAO, J.

( 1 ) THESE two revisions have come up for consideration on a reference that has been made by our learned brother N. D. Patnaik, J. O. P. 336 of 1979 on the file of the I Additional Judge, City Civil Court, Hyderabad, arose on account of a reference made by the Land Acquisition Officer under S. 30 of the Land Acquisition Act, as there is a dispute regarding the title to the property acquired. In that an application has been filed by the respondent under O. 1, R. 10, C. P. C. to implead himself as a party. Petitioners, who were respondents 3 and 4 objected for impleading the respondent in the C. R. P. No. 343/90 as a party. The learned Additional Judge by his order dated 30/10/1989, impleaded him as one of the respondents and hold that the question whether he has got any right in the property can be decided in the reference which is pending before the Court. The learned Single Judge felt that there should be an authoritative pronouncement on the question, as to whether a person who is not a party to the proceedings before the Land Acquisition Officer can be impleaded as a party in the proceedings pending in the court on reference by invoking O. 1, R. 10, C. P

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