IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD MONDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR CIVIL REVISION PETITION No.1025 OF 2010 BETWEEN T. Omkar. …PETITIONER AND P. Ramakrishna and another. …RESPONDENTS Counsel for the petitioner: MR. T. NIRANJAN REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: MR. N. SIVA REDDY The Court made the following: - ORDER: Petitioner is the plaintiff, who filed an affidavit in lieu of chief- examination, in suit O.S.No.399 of 2004 for declaration questioning a suit document. The said affidavit was filed allegedly after long delay and thereafter, he was not available for cross-examination. After taking time sufficiently the petitioner filed an application seeking adjournment of the suit to enable him to appear for cross-examination. Looking at the docket of the suit, the Court below declined to grant time, which is impugned in this revision petition. 2. By order dated 05.03.2010 while issuing notice on admission, this Court granted interim stay for two weeks, which was further extended on 19.03.2010 and is operating as of now. 3. After hearing both sides and keeping in view the contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner that after the surgery undergone by the petitioner on 23.07.2009, he suffered on account of post-surgery infections and could not appear before this Court, in the circumstances, therefore, petitioner is granted one more opportunity to present himself before the Court below for cross-examination on 13.12.2010 on which date the Court below shall permit his cross-examination by the respondent. Both the learned counsel appearing for the parties have noted the date fixed, as above, and the petitioner’s counsel agrees that the petitioner will cooperate with the Court below for disposal of the suit at an early date. The Court below, thereafter, shall complete the trial expeditiously and dispose of the suit preferably before 31.03.2011. The civil revision petition is accordingly disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________ VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR, J November 22, 2010 Note: Office to despatch the order within one week. (B/o) DSK