1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.6585 OF 2010 Babuappa s/o Sidramappa Urgunde and others Petitioners Versus Mahadeoappa Shivrajappa Urgunde and others Respondents Mr.Manoj Shelke, advocate holding for Mr.Sachin Deshmukh, advocate for the petitioner. CORAM: V.R. KINGAONKAR, J. DATE : 26 th July, 2010. P.C.: 1 Heard learned Counsel for the petitioners. 2 An application was filed by defendants no.1 and 2, who are petitioners, for sending two documents (Exhibit-148 and Exh-149) to seek opinion of an handwriting expert regarding their signatures purportedly made on the documents. 3 It appears that they filed written statement in the month of April-2005. The oral evidence of the parties was over in the year 2007. They filed the application (Exhibit-273) at the fag end of the trial i.e. on 30 th April, 2010. The trial Court found that the attempts of the petitioners was to protract the litigation and there was no genuine reason for seeking opinion of handwriting expert. The impugned order is rendered in the discretion 2 exercised by the trial Court. The exercise of such discretion appears to be on justifiable ground. No substantial reason to interfere in the impugned order. 4 Writ Petition stands dismissed. (V.R. KINGAONKAR) JUDGE ******* adb/wp658510