IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD FRIDAY, THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY CIVIL REVISION PETITION No.655 OF 2011 Between: Sreeramula Nirmala Vasantha Kumari ..... PETITIONER AND Thella Anjaiah ....RESPONDENT The Court made the following: HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY CIVIL REVISION PETITION No.655 OF 2011 ORDER: O.S.Nos.233 of 2006 and 285 of 2008, as between the petitioner and the respondent herein, are pending in the Court of Principal Senior Civil Judge, Ongole. A common trial is being conducted in O.S.No.285 of 2008. Half way through, the petitioner filed I.A.No.916 of 2010, under Order XVI Rule 14 CPC, with a prayer to summon two individuals by names, K. Anjaneyulu and Chinthapalli Ashok, as Court witnesses. The application was opposed by the respondent. The trial Court dismissed the I.A. through order, dated 23.09.2010. 2. Heard Sri Y.V. Ravi Prasad, learned counsel for the petitioner. 3. The petitioner wanted two individuals, named above, to be summoned as Court witnesses. A perusal to the relevant provision makes it clear that it is only when the Court feels a necessity to examine an individual as a witness that steps can be taken for that purpose. A party to a suit is not entitled to file an application to summon a third party as a Court witness. The trial Court has referred to a precedent and dismissed the application. Recently, this Court has explained the purport, the relevant Rule of Order 16 and held that a party to a suit cannot file an application to summon a third party as a Court witness. At the most, they can file an application under Order XVI Rule 1 CPC, for taking out summons. 4. Hence, the Civil Revision Petition is dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. ___________________________ L. NARASIMHA REDDY, J July 15, 2011 MD HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY CIVIL REVISION PETITION No.655 OF 2011 July 15, 2011