RAMACHANDRA RAJU, J.

( 1 ) THE plaintiff in O. S. No. 54 of 1973 on the file of the Court of the District Munsif. Dhone is the petitioner. He filed the suit against the respondent to recover some money on the basis of a promissory note said to have been executed by him in his favour. The respondent denied the borrowing of any money from the petitioner and the execution of any promissory note in his favour. The petitioner filed an application, out of which this revision has arisen, requesting the Court to direct the respondent to attend the Court and give his specimen left hand thumb impression for the purpose of comparing the thumb impression in the suit promissory note by a Fingerprint Expert to find out whether the thumb impression in the suit promissory note is that of the respondent or not. The respondent opposed it by filing a counter stating that the petition is not maintainable and contending that there is no provision of Jaw under which a Court is empowered to direct a party to attend the Court and give specimen thumb impression for the purpose of comparison by a Finger-print Expert. It was argued before the lower Court and the same argument was pressed before me on behalf

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