1. What has been challenged in this Revision Petition is the wholly untenable order of the trial Court, declining the request of the plaintiff for obtaining the specimen thumb impressions of the defendant for comparison with the disputed thumb impressions on an application. In turning down this prayer, the trial Court observed, "the Court can direct any of the parties to give his specimen thumb impression or the handwriting as the case may be, but this power is limited for the satisfaction of the Court and not beyond that". It was further stated, "this Court cannot direct any of the parties to give the specimen thumb impressions or the handwriting as the case may be for the purpose of evidence of any of the parties".

2. The fallacy in the reasoning adopted by the trial Court is brought out by the judgment of the Division Bench in Guru Nanak Construction Company V/s. Jai Bharat Steel Rolling Mills, Jaitu, 1976 Cur LJ (Civ) 447, where after setting out the provisions of Ss.45 and 73 of the Evidence Act, it was observed, "the bare reading of both these provisions shows that the Court has been empowered to direct any person to give specimen signature or handwriting with a view