Date on which Judgment was : 20.12.2025 reserved Date on which Judgment was : 08.01.2026 pronounced Date on which Judgment was : 08.01.2026 uploaded on the website of the High Court APHC010322952025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3327]

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

THURSDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SREENIVASA REDDY CIVIL REVISION PETITION NO: 1535/2025 Between:

1. SUDHA MADAN MOHAN REDDY, S/O. CHINNA VENKATA REDDY, AGED 40 YEARS. RESIDENT OF BRAHMANAPALLI, KALASAPADU MANDAL, KADAPA-

DISTRICT.

...PETITIONER A N D

1. ANNAREDDY VENKATA SUBBA REDDY, S/o. Venkata Narapu Reddy, Aged 60 years. Resident of D.No.48/2B, RK Shanmugam Sallai, K.K.Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. State.

...RESPONDENT Petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, praying that in the circumstances stated in the grounds filed herein, the High Court may be pleased to set aside the order to examine the Scribe of the Ex.A.1 promissory note as P.W.3 passed the order dated 21-04-2025 in I.A.No.204/2025 in O.S. No. 32 / 2020 in the court of the IV Addl. District Judge, Kadapa-City, Kadapa-Dist.

Pending disposal of the above C.R.P and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to stay of all further proceedings of the suit to examine the Scribe of the Ex.A. 1 promissory note as P.W.3 passed the order dated 21-04-2025 in I.A.No.204/2025 in O.S. No. 32 / 2020 in the court of the IV Addl, District Judge, Kadapa-City, Kadapa-Dist. Pending disposal of the above C.R.P and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:

1. SUBRAMANYAM G V Counsel for the Respondent:

1. NAGURU SIVA SAIKRISHNA REDDY The Court made the following:

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SREENIVASA REDDY CIVIL REVISION PETITION NO: 1535 OF 2025

O R D E R:

The petitioner/defendant filed the present Revision Petition, challenging the Order dated 21.04.2025 passed in I.A.No.204 of 2025 in O.S.No.32 of 2020 by the learned IV Additional District Judge, Kadapa (hereinafter referred to, as ‘the Trial Court’), whereby and whereunder, petition filed by the respondent/plaintiff to reopen the suit on his behalf to file affidavit in lieu of examination-in-chief of K.Padmanabha Reddy, who is scribe of Ex.A1-promissory note, was allowed.

2. Petitioner is the respondent/defendant, and respondent is the petitioner/plaintiff, in I.A.No.204 of 2025 in O.S.No.32 of 2020. Parties in the present Revision Petition are hereinafter referred to, as they were arrayed in the suit.

3. Plaintiff filed O.S.No.32 of 2020 on the file of the IV Additional District and Sessions Judge, Kadapa against the defendant for recovery of an amount of Rs.51,48,000/- basing on the suit promissory note dated 30.09.2017, alleged to have been executed by the defendant in favour of plaintiff for a sum of Rs.30,00,000/-, agreeing to repay the said sum with interest at the rate of 24% per annum. The defendant is none other than the plaintiff’s sister’s son. The defendant contested the suit by filing written statement. After framing of issues, both parties adduced their evidence. At that stage, the present application was came to be filed to reopen the evidence on behalf of respondent/plaintiff to examine K.Padmanabha Reddy, scribe of Ex.A1-suit promissory note. The Trial Court vide Order, dated 21.04.2025 allowed I.A.No.204 of 2025, observing as under:

“9. On perusal of the record shows that the petitioner/

plaintiff has filed the suit against the respondent for recovery of money under the Ex.A.1 promissory note and both the parties have adduced their evidence. At this stage, the petitioner/plaintiff has come up with this petition to examine one more witness in order to prove his case. Though, the respondent denied the petition averments, but with a view to give fair chance and opportunity to the petitioner, this petition deserves to be allowed. The petitioner/p