THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY Civil Revision Petition No.3977 of 2011 ORDER: The petitioner filed O.S.No.86 of 2006 in the Court of Principal Junior Civil Judge, Chirala against the 1st respondent for the relief of perpetual injunction in respect of the suit schedule property. The 1st respondent on the other hand filed O.S.No.153 of 2006 in the same Court against the petitioner and respondents 2 to 4 for the relief of specific performance of an agreement of sale in respect of the same property. The 1st respondent filed I.A.No.1008 of 2011 under Section 151 of C.P.C. with a prayer to club both the suits. The petitioner opposed the application by stating that the trial in both the suits was concluded and in both of them, arguments were advanced in part, and that it is not advisable to club the suits at this stage. The trial Court however passed an order dated 08.08.2011 allowing the I.A. The same is challenged in this revision. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner. The petitioner no doubt had categorically stated in his counter that the trial in both the suits has concluded and the arguments were advanced in part. It is not in dispute that the subject matter of both the suits is the same property. The clubbing ought to have taken place much earlier, in view of the fact that both of them were filed in the year 2006. For one reason or the other, evidence was recorded separately and they were being dealt with independently. Even at a later stage, the 1st respondent realized that the suits ought to have been dealt with together. The clubbing of the suits at this stage itself does not cause any prejudice to the petitioner. On account of such a step, the suits cannot be reopened nor any fresh evidence can be adduced. In fact, there is no such direction in the order under revision. Except that the purport of both the suits would be dealt with in a common judgment, no other steps are contemplated on account of clubbing at this stage. The civil revision petition is dismissed with the above observation. There shall be no order as to costs. __________ 16.09.0211 Note: Issue C.C. in one week. (B/o) JSU THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY Civil Revision Petition No.3977 of 2011 Date: 16.09.2011 JSU