IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.10672 OF 2010 Between: M/s. Master Pearls Limited and another .....PETITIONERS AND The Deputy Registrar, Divisional Cooperative Officer, Secunderabad Division, Hyderabad and another ....RESPONDENTS The Court made the following: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.10672 OF 2010 ORDER: The petitioners are aggrieved by the order dated 17.04.2010 passed by the first respondent in I.A.No.3 of 2010 in ARC.No.8 of 2001, whereby their right of cross-examining PW.1 stood forfeited. By interim order dated 30.04.2010 this Court granted stay of all further proceedings for a period of six weeks. Sri A.H. Rama Krishna Rao, learned counsel for the second respondent – Co-operative Bank, fairly stated on instructions that his client had no objection to the cross-examination of the witness by the petitioners. As the matter requires to be dealt with on its merits for a complete and comprehensive adjudication, it is not proper for a party to be deprived of the right of cross-examination of a witness in spite of the counsel being present and seeking an adjournment. The order dated 17.04.2010 in I.A.No.3 of 2010 in ARC.No.8 of 2001 is therefore set aside. The first respondent shall permit the petitioners to cross-examine PW.1 and proceed to hear and resolve the matter expeditiously on merits. The interim order dated 30.04.2010 shall stand vacated. The Writ Petition is accordingly allowed. There shall be no order as to costs. ___________________________ JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR June 14, 2010 MD