HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K.C. BHANU CIVIL REVISION PETITION No.4479 OF 2010 ORDER: This Civil Revision Petition is directed against the order dated 18-09-2010 in I.A. No.166 of 2010 in O.S. No.329 of 2004 passed by the learned II Additional Senior Civil Judge (FTC), Guntur. 2. Petitioner filed the I.A. seeking to send Ex.A-1 promissory note dated 25-07-2001 to a Government Handwriting Expert for the purpose determining the age of the ink of the signature of the petitioner, date and the amount; and the age of the ink of the rest of the body of Ex.A-1. The application was dismissed on the ground that it was filed belatedly and that the same is filed only to protract the litigation. Petitioner admitted his signature on Ex.A-1 promissory note dated 25-07-2001. 3. Heard. 4. The contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that the respondent obtained the signature on the blank promissory note and subsequently, filled up the columns to suit his case and for the purpose of noting down the age of the ink, the document has to be sent to expert for giving an opinion. 5. Science has not so developed to determine the age of the ink of the writings on the promissory note. In the decision in SHASHI KUMAR BENERJEE v. SUBODH KUMAR BANERJEE[1], it was held thus: “Besides we may add that Osborn on “Questioned Documents” at p.464 says even with respect to chemical tests that “the chemical tests to determine age also, as a rule, are a mere excuse to make a guess and furnish no reliable data upon which a definite opinion can be based.” Therefore, no useful purpose would be served, if the document is sent to the expert for ascertaining the age of the ink of the writings in the promissory note in question. The same can be proved or established by adducing evidence or eliciting from the evidence of respondent’s – plaintiff’s witnesses. Therefore, the trial Court has rightly dismissed the application and there are no grounds to interfere with the same. 6. Hence, the Civil Revision Petition is dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. ____________ K.C. BHANU, J October 01, 2010. KTL [1] AIR 1964 SC 529