THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY CIVIL REVISION PETITION No.3382 of 2010 Dated 20th August, 2010 Between: G. Lakshmaiah. …Petitioner And B. Chandrasekhara Reddy @ Chandra Reddy. …Respondent Counsel for the petitioner: Sri O. Manohar Reddy Counsel for respondent: Sri S. Venkata Subba Rao The Court made the following: ORDER: The short issue that arises for consideration in this Civil Revision Petition arising out of the order dated 09.07.2010 passed in I.A.No.366 of 2008 in O.S.No.195 of 2008 on the file of the Junior Civil Judge, Nandikotkur, is whether the insufficiently stamped document proposed to be produced in evidence by the respondent/plaintiff could be received in evidence for the purpose of disposal of the I.A. or the suit. The Court below has rendered a finding that the document in question, which was purported to have recorded past partition, was in the nature of a partition deed and consequently it requires registration. However, the Court below overruled the objection of the petitioner for marking the document on the ground that the same can be used for collateral purpose. While the law relating to admission of an unregistered document into evidence for collateral purpose is well settled, the said position cannot be extended to admission of an insufficiently stamped document for any purpose whether main or collateral. Having realised this, Sri S. Venkata Subba Rao, learned counsel for the respondent fairly stated that his client is prepared to get the document in question properly stamped and also to pay the penalty. Having regard to this submission, the order under revision is modified by permitting the respondent to rely upon the document in question (Ex.P-9) subject to his paying the stamp duty and penalty. The Court below is directed to initiate appropriate steps for this purpose before adjudicating the case on merits. Subject to the above modification, the Civil Revision Petition is disposed of. As a sequel to disposal of the C.R.P., C.R.P.M.P.No.4512 of 2010 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. ________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 20th August, 2010 GHN