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2008 Supreme(AP) 755

2009 (2) ALT 23
THE HONBLE SRI.JUSTICE P.S.NARAYANA
Maddula Brahmaiah — Appellant
Vs.
SRI RAMA FINANCIAL SERVICES — Respondent
Civil Revision Petition No.5648 of 2006
Decided on : 11-09-2008

Advocates appeared:
COUNSEL FOR THE PETITIONER: SRI Y.V.RAVI PRASAD
COUNSEL FOR THE RESPONDENT: SRI K.CHIDAMBARAM

Headnote:a) CIVIL PROCEDURE CODE, 1908, Order 16 Rule 6 and Section 151 Evidence Act, 1872, Section 139 Dismissal of an application for production of document on the ground that the applicant had not produced list of witness- Not valid Court may summon any person for the simple purpose of production of documents without being summoned to give evidence - Dismissal order of the court is sustained however on the other ground that the applicant was aware of the document sought for and had in fact obtained a certified copy of the same in another criminal trial and it is the responsibility of the plaintiff to lead evidence to prove his case

       b) CIVIL PROCEDURE CODE, 1908, Order 16 Rule 6 : A court can summon a person to produce document without summoning him to give evidence and in that event the later can himself produce the document or depute anybody else to produce the document

       c) EVIDENCE ACT, 1872, Section 139-Cross- examination of a person summoned to produce a document only is not permitted, unless he is summoned as a witness to give evidence

       d) CIVIL PROCEDURE CODE, 1908, Order 16 Rules 1 and 6 - There is a need to interpretate harmoniously both the provisions of list of witness and summoning as a witness and summoning to produce documents Depending upon the facts and circumstances of the case, questions relating them have to be solved

ORDER:

The civil revision petition was admitted on 27.11.2006 by this Court and interim stay of trial had been granted in CRPMP No.7786 of 2006. CRPMP No.4938 of 2008 is filed by the first respondent praying for vacation of the interim stay granted by this Court in the application already specified supra. Respondents 2 to 4 though had been shown as parties in the revision petition, it is specified that they are not necessary parties.

2. At the time of hearing of the vacate application CRPMP No.4938 of 2008, Sri Y.V.Ravi Prasad, learned counsel representing the revision petitioner and Sri Janardhan Rao representing Sri K.Chidambaram, learned counsel representing the first respondent-plaintiff-vacate petitioner made a request for final disposal of the revision petition itself. Hence, the C.R.P. was heard finally by this Court.

3. Sri Y.V.Ravi Prasad, learned counsel representing the revision petitioner would maintain that the petitioner filed application in I.A.No.2217 of 2006 in O.S.No.55 of 2003 on the file of the Additional Senior Civil Judge, Eluru, under Order 16, Rule 6 read with Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure (hereinafter referred to as 'the Code') to direct the Chit Registrar to produce auction register, balance sheet, minutes book and other documents of chit transaction No.PMR 1/23 of Sri Rama Chits and Finance Corporation, Eluru. The counsel would maintain that the dismissal of the application filed under Order 16 Rule 6 of the Code on the ground that the Chit Registrar was not shown as a witness in the list of witnesses, cannot be sustained. The learned counsel also had drawn attention of this Court through Order 16, Rule 6 and also Order 16, Rule 1 of the Code and would maintain that these documents being essential for the purpose of deciding the question in controversy. The application was filed only praying for a direction to the Chief Registrar to produce auction Register, balance sheet, minutes book and other documents of chit transaction concerned. The counsel also would maintain that the other grounds referred to filing of C.C.No.108 of 2002 and obtaining certified copies of the documents also cannot be sustained for the reasons that the certifies copies of these documents were in fact never obtained and no attempt had been made on the part of the petitioner in this regard. The learned counsel would maintain that the reasons, which had been recorded by the learned Additional Senior Civil Judge, Eluru, are unsustainable and the revision petition is to be allowed. The learned counsel relied on certain decisions to substantiate his submissions.

4. Per contra, Sri Janardhan Rao representing Sri K.Chidambaram, learned counsel representing the first respondent-plaintiff had taken this Court through the averments made in the affidavit filed in support of the application and also the stand taken in the counter and would maintain that unless the court is satisfied that the documents which are required to be produced before the court are relevant for the purpose of deciding the suit and such application need not be allowed. The learned counsel also would maintain that in a case of this nature the conduct of the parties also may have to be taken into consideration. The learned counsel pointed out to the reasons recorded by the learned Additional Senior Civil Judge, Eluru at para 7 and would maintain that in the light of the said reasons the impugned order does not suffer from any illegality and the same is liable to be dismissed. The learned counsel also placed strong reliance on certain decisions to substantiate his submissions.

5. Heard the counsel on record. Perused the impugned order and also the grounds raised in the revision petition.

6. The revision petitioner is the first defendant in O.S.No.55 of 2003 on the file of the Additional Senior Civil Judge, Eluru. The first respondent Sri Rama Financial Services, Eluru, represented by its Partner is the plaintiff as already referred to supra. Though responde



















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