IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.15202 of 2010 1. BISHWANATH DAS S/O LATE CHINI DAS R/O VILL.- AHIRANI TOLA, BAGAHA, WARD NO. 28, P.O.+P.S.- BAGAHA, DISTT.- WEST CHAMPARAN 2. SURESH PRASAD DAS S/O LATE CHINI DAS R/O VILL.- AHIRANI TOLA, BAGAHA, WARD NO. 28, P.O.+P.S.- BAGAHA, DISTT.- WEST CHAMPARAN 3. SUBASH DAS S/O LATE CHINI DAS R/O VILL.- AHIRANI TOLA, BAGAHA, WARD NO. 28, P.O.+P.S.- BAGAHA, DISTT.- WEST CHAMPARAN 4. KADIR MIAN S/O MOHAN MIAN R/O VILL.- ANSARI TOLA BAGAHAM, P.O.+P.S.- BAGAHA, DISTT.- WEST CHAMPARAN 5. DINANATH PRASAD S/O BATASA DAS R/O AT P.O.+P.S.- BAGAHA, DISTT.- WEST CHAMPARAN 6. SUBASH SONI S/O LATE SAMBHU PRASAD R/O VILL.- HARNATAND, P.S.- HARNATAND, AT PRESENT BAGAHA BAZAR, P.S.- BAGAHA, DISTT.- WEST CHAMPARAN 7. AMIT KUMAR S/O RAKESH DAS R/O AHIRANI TOLA, P.O.+P.S.- BAGAHA, DISTT.- WEST CHAMPARAN 8. PRAKASH PRASAD S/O LATE RAM DAS R/O VILL.- BANAKATAWA, P.O.+P.S.- BAGAHA, WEST CHAMPARAN 9. SHAMBHU PRASAD S/O JAGERNATH PRASAD R/O VILL.- CHHOTKI PATTI, P.O.- RAJWATIA, P.S.- BAGAHA, DISTT.- WEST CHAMPARAN 10. RAMBHU THAKUR S/O GANESH THAKUR R/O VILL.- BHAISAHI, P.O.+P.S.- BAGAHA, WEST CHAPARAN 11. RANJU BHALOTIA @ RENJU DEVI W/O BIMAL KUMAR VALOTIA R/O AT P.O.+P.S.- BAGAHA, DISTT.- WEST CHAMPARAN 12. DADUL MIAN S/O LATE MOHAMDDIN MIAN R/O MASTAN TOLA, P.O.+P.S.- BAGAHA, DISTT.- WEST CHAMPARAN 13. MOHAN PRASAD S/O SHIV NANDAN SAH R/O AT P.O.+P.S.- BAGAHA, DISTT.- WEST CHAMPARAN 14. ANUP KUMAR S/O BIRENDRA PRASAD R/O VILL.- BAGAHA BAZAR, P.O.+P.S.- BAGAHA, DISTT.- WEST CHAMPARAN 15. BIRENDRA GUPTA S/O LATE RAJ KISHORE PRASAD R/O VILL.- BAGAHA BAZAR, P.O.+P.S.- BAGAHA, DISTT.- WEST CHAMPARAN 16. SANJAY KUMAR S/O DEVAKI PRASAD R/O BAGAHA BAZAR, P.O.+P.S.- BAGAHA, DISTT.- WEST CHAMPARAN 17. RABINDRA KUMAR S/O MADAN PRASAD R/O BAGAHA BAZAR, P.O.+P.S.- BAGAHA, DISTT.- WEST CHAMPARAN Versus 1. SUSHIL KUMAR GUPTA S/O SHYAM NARAJ PRASAD GUTPA R/O BAGAHA BAZAR, P.O.+P.S.- BAGAHA, WARD NO. - BAGAHA MUNICIPALITY, DISTT.- WEST CHAMPARAN 2. SUDHIR KUMAR GUPTA S/O SHYAM NARAJ PRASAD GUPTA R/O BAGAHA BAZAR, P.O.+P.S.- BAGAHA, WARD NO. - BAGAHA MUNICIPALITY, DISTT.- WEST CHAMPARAN 2 3. MADAN PRASAD S/O SHIVNANDAN PRASAD R/O BAGAHA BAZAR, P.O.+P.S.- BAGAHA, WEST CHAMPARAN 4. DINESH DAS S/O LATE CHINI DAS R/O AHIRANI TOLA, BAGAHA, P.O.+P.S.- BAGAHA, DISTT.- WEST CHAMPARAN 5. RAKESH DAS S/O LATE CHINI DAS R/O AHIRANI TOLA, BAGAHA, P.O.+P.S.- BAGAHA, WEST CHAMPARAN 6. DINESH PRASAD S/O SRI BACHAN SAH R/O BAGAHA TOLA RAMDHAM MANDIR, P.O.+P.S.- BAGAHA, DISTT.- WEST CHAMPARAN, THROUGH KANCHAN MUKHERJEE, O.P. NO.8, POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER OF O.P. NO. 9 TO 13 7. VISHWANATH GHOSH S/O LATE AMAL CHANDRA GHOSH @ MAN CHANDRA GHOSH R/O BAGAHA BAZAR, P.O.+P.S.- BAGAHA, DISTT.- WEST CHAMPARAN, AT PRESENT BAIRACKPUR, P.O.- TALAPAKUR, P.S.- TITAGARH, DISTT.- NORTH 24 PARGANA, WEST BENGAL, THROUGH DINESH PRASAD S/O SHIV BACHAN SAH, R/O BAGAHA TOLA RAMDHAM MANDIR, P.O.+P.S.- BAGAHA, DISTT.- WEST CHAMPARAN, THROUGH KANCHAN MUKHERJEE, O.P. NO.8, POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER OF O.P. NO. 9 TO 13 8. KANCHAN MUKHERJEE S/O LATE JITENDRA NATH MUKHERJEE R/O WIRELESS ROAD, P.S. BARA BAHARA, P.S.- UTTAR PARA, DISTT.- HUGALI, WEST BENGAL, THROUGH KANCHAN MUKHERJEE, O.P. NO.8, POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER OF O.P. NO. 9 TO 13 9. ARANJEET KUMAR GHOSH S/O RADHA RAMANGHOSH R/O AT + P.O.- IKSHAPUR NAWABGANJ, P.S.- NAWAPARA, DISTT.- NORTH 24 PARGANA, WEST BENGAL THROUGH KANCHAN MUKHERJEE, O.P. NO.8, POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER OF O.P. NO. 9 TO 13 10. RATINDRA KUMAR GHOSH S/O RADHA RAMAN GHOSH R/O AT + P.O.- IKSHAPUR NAWABGANJ, P.S.- NAWAPARA, DISTT.- NORTH 24 PARGANA, WEST BENGAL THROUGH KANCHAN MUKHERJEE, O.P. NO.8, POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER OF O.P. NO. 9 TO 13 11. TAPAN KUMAR GHOSH S/O RADHA RAMAN GHOSH R/O AT + P.O.- IKSHAPUR NAWABGANJ, P.S.- NAWAPARA, DISTT.- NORTH 24 PARGANA, WEST BENGAL THROUGH KANCHAN MUKHERJEE, O.P. NO.8, POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER OF O.P. NO. 9 TO 13 12. RISHIKESH GHOSH S/O LATE HEMANT KUMAR GHOSH R/O AT + P.O.- IKSHAPUR NAWABGANJ, P.S.- NAWAPARA, DISTT.- NORTH 24 PARGANA, WEST BENGAL THROUGH KANCHAN MUKHERJEE, O.P. NO.8, POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER OF O.P. NO. 9 TO 13 13. SMT. NIRMALA GHOSH W/O LATE BASANT KUMAR GHOSH R/O AT + P.O.- IKSHAPUR NAWABGANJ, P.S.- NAWAPARA, DISTT.- NORTH 24 PARGANA, WEST BENGAL THROUGH KANCHAN MUKHERJEE, O.P. NO.8, POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER OF O.P. NO. 9 TO 13 14. KANCHAN KUMAR GHOSH S/O LATE GOPIKRISHNA GHOSH R/O IKSHAPUR NAWABGANJ, P.S.- NAWAPURA, DISTT.- NORTH 24 PARGANA, WEST BENGAL 3 15. KETAN KUMAR GHOSH S/O LATE GOPIKRISHNA GHOSH R/O IKSHAPUR NAWABGANJ, P.S.- NAWAPURA, DISTT.- NORTH 24 PARGANA, WEST BENGAL 16. KALYAN KUMAR GHOSH S/O LATE GOPI KRISHNA GHOSH R/O IKSHAPUR NAWABGANJ, P.S.- NAWAPURA, DISTT.- NORTH 24 PARGANA, WEST BENGAL 17. MANAS GHOSH S/O LATE SUDHIR CHANDRA GHOSH R/O IKSHAPUR NAWABGANJ, P.S.- NAWAPURA, DISTT.- NORTH 24 PARGANA, WEST BENGAL 18. PINTU KUMAR S/O VISHWANATH DAS R/O AT, P.O.+P.S.- BAGAHA, WEST CHAMPARAN 19. RAJAN KUMAR S/O DINESH PRASAD R/O AT, P.O.+P.S.- BAGAHA, WEST CHAMPARAN 20. NAVIN KUMAR S/O DINESH PRASAD R/O AT, P.O.+P.S.- BAGAHA, WEST CHAMPARAN 21. MUKESH KUMAR S/O UMA SHANKAR PRASAD R/O AT, P.O.+P.S.- BAGAHA, WEST CHAMPARAN 22. SHANKAR YADAV S/O LATE GUJESHWAR YADAV R/O VILL.- BHATHAUDA, P.S.- BAGAHA, DISTT.- WEST CHAMPARAN ----------- 8. 31.03.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and for the respondent no. 1. The petitioner is the defendant of Title Suit No. 67 of 2005 pending before the Sub-Judge, Ist, Bagaha, West Champaran. He is aggrieved by the order dated 29.7.2009 by which the application of the plaintiff for appointment of Advocate Commissioner for recording evidence of certain witnesses at Calcutta has been allowed subject to payment of costs. Learned counsel submits that there was no material before the Court to come to the conclusion that the witnesses concerned were old 4 and infirm. The impugned order the age of the witnesses concerned as primarily from 60 to 85 years. On a conjoint reading of Order 21 Rule 1 and 2 of the C.P.C., the Court is satisfied that the jurisdiction is discretionary. It may be on an application made supported by relevant material or it was to be suo motu by the Court of its own motion. If the Court after considering the submission with regard to the advanced age of the witnesses concerned, and which has not been disputed on behalf of the present petitioner, has exercised its discretionary powers for discussed reasons, the Court finds it difficult to interfere with the same in the supervisory jurisdiction under Article 227 of the Constitution of India. The writ application stands dismissed. P. Kumar ( Navin Sinha, J.)