THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY CIVIL REVISION PETITION No.1270 of 2010 ORDER: The petitioner filed O.S.No.4 of 2008 in the Court of Senior Civil Judge, Rajampet, for the relief of declaration of title and perpetual injunction against the respondents. The trial of the suit commenced and as P.W.1, the petitioner wanted to place reliance upon certain documents. One of such documents is, attested copy of pattadar passbook. On behalf of the respondents, an objection was raised to the effect that the original of the pattadar passbook is with them and there was no way that the attested copy of the same could have been issued. The trial Court found that the attestation was made by the Mandal Executive Officer (M.E.O.), Penagalur Mandal. He summoned the present M.E.O., who in turn stated that it was attested by the previous M.E.O. Thereupon, the Court summoned the records containing the signatures of the previous M.E.O. By recording a finding that the signatures on the document in question are at variance with those on record, he directed prosecution of the petitioner through his order dated 18.03.2010. The same is challenged in this revision. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned counsel for the respondents. It appears that the trial Court has concentrated on the issue, which does not fit into the suit at all. The evidence of P.W.1 was almost on its threshold. In case any document filed by him was not true and genuine, the same could have been elicited in the course of cross-examination. Even before that stage has reached, the trial Court has proceeded as though the attestation of the pattadar passbook was the result of fabrication. Further, without even ascertaining the matter from the officer concerned, the trial Court arrived at a conclusion that the signatures are at variance. Added to that, all this was at a time when the petitioner was not present before the trial Court. The whole exercise has virtually overshadowed the actual controversy in the suit. Therefore, the Civil Revision Petition is allowed and the order under revision order dated 18.03.2010 is set aside. Since the order under revision is set aside, any proceedings initiated by the Police on the basis of that shall also stand set aside. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY, J 09th June, 2010 GHN