HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE A. GOPAL REDDY CIVIL REVISION PETITION No.810 OF 2009 DATE:11-03-2011 BETWEEN Sunkara Raja Gopala Rao …Petitioner AND Sunkara Lakshmamma & others …Respondents THIS COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING: HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE A. GOPAL REDDY CIVIL REVISION PETITION No.810 OF 2009 ORDER: This revision is directed by the plaintiff to revise the orders of the Principal Junior Civil Judge, Avanigadda, dated 5.1.2009 dismissing I.A.No.137 of 2007 in I.A.No.242 of 2006 in O.S.No.174 of 1998 filed to condone the delay of 165 days in filing the petition to bring the legal representatives of second respondent on record. It is not disputed that the suit was filed for partition of suit schedule properties in which, a preliminary decree was passed on 17.1.2005 and for passing a final decree, I.A.No.242 of 2006 was filed. Pending the said I.A., second respondent herein died on 20.2.2006. Therefore, the impugned I.A. came to be filed for condoning the delay of 165 days in filing the petition to bring the legal representatives of second respondent on record. In a suit for partition, legal representatives can be added at any time before passing the final decree and there is no limitation for filing an application for passing a final decree in a suit for partition and it can be filed at any time. In that view of the matter, the lower Court committed error in dismissing the impugned I.A. filed for condoning the delay caused in bringing the legal representatives of second respondent on record. Accordingly, the impugned order is set aside and I.A.No.137 of 2007 shall stand allowed as prayed for. The revision is accordingly allowed. No order as to costs. _______________ A. GOPAL REDDY, J. MARCH 11, 2011 Tsr.