(1) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, AURANGABAD BENCH, AT AURANGABAD. Writ Petition No. 7270 of 2008 Shreedhar s/o. Narayan Lande. .. Petitioner. versus 1. Vijaysinh s/o. Raosaheb Bhaosale, 2. Shahurao s/o. Bapurao Dirgule. .. Respondents. .................. Mr. K.K. Kulkarni, Advocate, for the petitioner. .................. CORAM : B.R. GAVAI, J. DATE : 17TH JUNE 2009. COURT’S ORDER : 1. By way of present petition, the petitioner challenges the order dated 4th April 2008, passed by the learned Civil Judge (Junior Division), Tuljapur, below Exhibit 123, in Regular Civil Suit No. 63/1996, thereby rejecting the application filed by the present petitioner for referring certain documents to handwriting expert. 2. The petitioner has filed a suit for declaration of ownership and perpetual injunction against the respondents. During the course of (2) hearing of the suit, an application came to be filed by the present petitioner for referring certain documents to the handwriting expert as the respondent no.2 had denied his signature on the said documents. 3. The trial court, while rejecting the application, has found that the said documents were not relevant for adjudication of the suit. It has also been found that the court itself can verify the handwriting and come to an appropriate conclusion. 4. In view of provisions of Section 73 of the Indian Evidence Act, the court is empowered to compare disputed signature with specimen signature of the party who denies his signature. 5. In that view of the matter, no perversity could be found with the approach adopted by the trial court, so as to warrant interference in exercise of extraordinary jurisdiction of this court under Article 227 of the Constitution of India. 6. The petition is, therefore, dismissed. ( B.R. GAVAI ) JUDGE ...................... bgp/wp7270