THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V ESWARAIAH THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE KRISHNA MOHAN REDDY Writ Petition No. 23527 OF 2011 and W.P. 24703 OF 2011 DT. 23 .8.2011 WP 23527 OF 2011 Between: Nawab Fazal yar Jung and ors … Petitioners And The Special Court under A.P. Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act, 1982, Hyd and others … Respondents Counsel for the Petitioner: Sri P Laxma Reddy Counsel for respondent no.1: G.P. for Revenue Counsel for respondents 2 to 6 : The Court made the following ORDER: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V ESWARAIAH THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE KRISHNA MOHAN REDDY Writ Petition No. 23527 OF 2011 and W.P. 24703 OF 2011 COMMON ORDER: (Per Sri V Eswaraiah,J) The parties in these two writ petitions are similar and they are filed against common order dated 28.4.2011 in I.A. No. 183 of 2011 and I.A. No. 184 of 2011 in L.G.C. No. 93 of 2007 by the Special Court under A.P. Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act, hence, they are being disposed of together by common order. The petitioners herein are the applicants, who filed L.G.C.No. 93 of 2007 to declare the respondents herein as land grabbers of Survey No. 194/10/1 admeasuring 800 sq yards out of total extent of Ac.8.00 situated at Begumpet village, GHMC Division, Secunderabad. The petitioners claim that they are the absolute owners and possessors of the said property and they have also obtained pattadar passbooks and title deeds for the property from the Revenue authorities. In the year, 2007, the petitioners have filed the Land Grabbing Case against the respondents and adduced their oral and documentary evidence and thereafter the respondents have also adduced their oral and documentary evidence and the respondents evidence was closed on 8.6.2010. Thereafter, the petitioners herein have filed two interlocutory applications in I.A.Nos. 183 and 184 of 2011 to reopen the case and to recall R.Ws. 1 and 2 for cross examination on the ground that R.Ws. 1 and 2 have set up a false title over the application schedule property and filed bunch of documents which were marked as Exhibits B.1 to B.26 and in the cross examination of the witnesses important information was not elicited from them and to bring the truth, it is necessary to recall R.W.1 and 2 for further cross examination. Heard the learned counsel for petitioners and learned Government Pleader for first respondent and perused the material available on record. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, we are of the considered opinion that the petitioners have availed ample opportunity to adduce their evidence and also to cross examine the respondents witnesses and thereafter filed the subject applications without showing any reasons. The Special Court, while dismissing the applications observed that when the matter was posted for arguments, the applicants have changed their counsel and engaged another counsel and filed the subject applications only to drag on the case. No doubt, under Order 18 Rule 17 of Civil Procedure Code, the Court may at any stage of the suit recall any witness for examination and may put such questions to him as the Court thinks it fit. But in the case on hand, both the petitioners and respondents have adduced their oral and documentary evidence and were subjected to cross examination and their evidence was closed. It is thus, clear that the petitioners having availed the ample opportunity have filed the subject applications to drag on the matter and the Special Court, having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case and particularly in view of the fact that under the provisions of the A.P. Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act, an application needs to be disposed of as expeditiously as possible and preferably within 180 days, has rightly dismissed the said applications. Further, there cannot be any justification on the part of the petitioners in filing the subject applications after a lapse of four years. For the foregoing reasons, we see no reason to interfere with the common order dated 28.4.2011. The writ petitions fail and accordingly the same are hereby dismissed. No costs. ______________ V. ESWARAIAH,J __________________________ G. KRISHNA MOHAN REDDY,J DATE: 23.8.2011 tvk THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V ESWARAIAH THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE KRISHNA MOHAN REDDY Writ Petition No. 23527 OF 2011 and W.P. 24703 of 2011 DT. 23 .8.2011