THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY CIVIL REVISION PETITION No.3864 of 2010 ORDER: The sole respondent filed O.S.No.3788 of 2004 against the petitioners in the Court of Principal Junior Civil Judge, Visakhapatnam for recovery of a sum of Rs.99,114/-. The transaction is said to be under Hire Purchase Scheme, whereunder the first petitioner purchased a vehicle. Petitioner Nos.2 and 3 acted as sureties. The trial Court decreed the suit for a sum of Rs.62,114/-. The petitioners sought to present an appeal before the Court of Principal District Judge, Visakhapatnam. They filed I.A.No.2024 of 2009 under Order XLIV Rule 1 CPC with a prayer to permit them to prefer the appeal as indigent persons. The lower appellate Court dismissed the I.A. through order dated 05.08.2010. Hence the revision. Heard the learned Counsel for the petitioner. The lower appellate Court referred to the financial status of the petitioners and arrived at the conclusion that they cannot be treated as indigent persons, in the context of preferring the appeal. It is not in dispute that the first petitioner purchased the vehicle under Hire Purchase Scheme and petitioner Nos.2 and 3 are the employees of APSRTC. One just cannot believe that all the three put together are not able to pool the resources to pay the court fee. The second petitioner is said to be no more. Petitioner Nos.1 and 3 can arrange to pay the court fee, if they intend to pursue the remedy of appeal. There is some uncertainty as to the amount of court fee. It is no doubt true that the court fee paid in the suit was Rs.3,526/-. However, since the suit was decreed for Rs.62,114/-, the court fee needs to be paid only on that amount. According to Table-II of the A.P. Court Fee and Suits Valuation Act, 1956, the court fee would be Rs.2,706/-. The Civil Revision Petition is disposed of granting four weeks time from today, to the petitioners to pay the court fee of Rs.2,706/-. In case, the said amount is paid, the lower appellate Court shall number the appeal and proceed to decide the same in accordance with law. There shall be no order as to costs. L.NARASIMHA REDDY, J Date.29.06.2011 Note:C.C. in three days bo Usd