The court emphasized the discretionary nature of the power to call for records from other courts and the necessity for serious application of the mind of the court in determining the documents and records to be called for.

( 1 ) ON 10-7-1987 an order was passed stating that no further orders were necessary. However, having regard to the submission made on both sides that this is an appeal in which further orders are required to be passed, we call the order dated 10-7-1987.

( 2 ) THERE is a request made by the learned Civil Judge C. J. M. Mandya for sending the entire records of this appeal along with the records of O. S. No. 1/1979 on the file of the District Judge, Mandya, out of which the appeal in' question arises,

( 3 ) R. A. No. 107/1979 is pen ing before the learned Civil Judge, Mandya to whom some- of tne parties to this appeal are also said to be parties. The aforesaid records are requested to be sent on the ground that tne same are required in the aforesaid R. A. No. 107/ 1979 pending on the file of the Civil judge, Ma -dya. It is also submitted by the appellants before us that the subject matter of the appeal before us is somewhat connected with the subject matter in the appeal in R. A. No. 107/1979 pending on the file of the C vil Judge and c. J. M. Mandya.

( 4 ) HOWEVER what disturbs us is the request made by the learned Civil Judge to send all the records of this appeal (RFA 109/1983) along with the records of O. S. No. 1/1979.

( 5 ) NO doubt Order Xlll Rule 10 (1) of the C. P. Code (hereinafter referred to as the 'code', read with Rules 76 and 77 of the Karnataka Civil Rules of Practice (hereinafter referred to as the 'rules of practice') give wide powers to the court to send for records from other courts but this power, which is discretionary, is required to be exercised in terms of the provisions contained in Rule 76 of the rules of Practice and sub-rule (2) of Rule 10 of Order Xlll of the Code. The court must be satisfied, that the applicant cannot without any unreasonable delay or expense obtain a duly authenticated copy of the record or of such portion thereof as the applicant requires or that the production of the original is necessary for the purpose of justice. Rule 76 of the Rules of practice also specifically in mandatory terms provides that ". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . unless it is made to appear to the court that the production of the original document is necessary, the party shall be required to obtain and file certified copies thereof and the original shall not be sent for" 'emphasis supplied ). Thus it is clear that the court must be satisfied with reference to a particular document or record that production of the original is necessary for the purpose of justice or the applicant cannot without unreasonable delay or expense obtain a duly authenticated copy of the record or such portion thereof as he requires. The Court is not bound to send for the records from the other court, and it should not normally call for the other court records unless it is satisfied that the other court record is necessary. It should only call for such records as are necessary and specially mentioned by the applicant.

( 6 ) THUS there should be serious application of the mind of the court as to the documents and records which are required to be called for from other courts. In the instant case, as it is noticed from the sub-peona issued by the learned Civil judge, there is a request for sending the entire records of R F. A. No. 109/1983 on the file of this court and also the records in OS. No. 1/1979 on the file of the district Judge, Mandya out of which the appeal in question arises. The records of o. S. No. 1/1979 are bulky consisting of several documents. The records of R. F. A. No. 109/1983 consist of only the Memorandum of Appeal and the Judgment and decree of the court below and the Interlocutory applications filed in the appeal. It is not possible to appreciate how and why the records of R. F. A. No. 109/83 are required. Even if the same are required certified copies can be obtained and produced. Further the request is not in terms of any particular document or records. Before calling for the records or documents