IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY CIVIL REVISION PETITION Nos. 261 AND 294 of 2010 C.R.P.No.261 of 2010 Between: Nalla Satyanarayana Murthy. … Petitioner And K.K.A.V.V.Satayanarayana Murthy. … Respondent C.R.P.No.294 of 2010 Between: Nalla Usha Rani. … Petitioner And K.K.A.V.V.Satayanarayana Murthy. … Respondent This Court made the following: HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY CIVIL REVISION PETITION Nos.261 AND 294 OF 2010 ORDER:- These two revisions under Article 227 of the Constitution of India by the plaintiffs assailing the correctness of the order passed by II Additional Junior Civil Judge, Kakinada in allowing I.A.Nos.524 and 526 of 2009 in O.S.No.1367 of 2005 filed to conduct a joint trial in O.S.Nos.1367 and 1370 of 2005 and to treat the evidence recorded in O.S.No.1367 of 2005 as evidence in O.S.No.1370 of 2005 also. Petitioners/plaintiffs, who are one of the accused in C.C.No.47 of 2001, filed suits O.S.No.1367 and 1370 of 2005 against the respondent/defendant for recovery of damages for malicious prosecution in respect of criminal proceedings in C.C.No.47 of 2001 on the file of II Additional Junior First Class Magistrate, Rajahmundry, whereas the other accused also filed similar civil suits for recovery of damages i.e., O.S.No.376 of 2005 on the file of Junior Civil Judge, Kakinada, which was dismissed. Though the trial Court has not assigned any reason, the cause of action for filing both the suits arise out of the criminal proceedings in C.C.No.47 of 2001 on the file of II Additional Junior First Class Magistrate, Rajahmundry and the issues involved therein are one and the same, the trial court rightly clubbed both the suits to avoid conflicting judgments on the same. The discretion exercised by the trial court in clubbing the suits, does not suffer from any illegality, warranting interference. Accordingly, the civil revision petitions are dismissed. No costs. __________________ A.GOPAL REDDY, J 01st April 2010 lmv