THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH CIVIL REVISION PETITION No.1961 of 2009 ORDER: The petitioner herein is the defendant in the suit O.S.No.131 of 2001 filed by the respondent herein for defamation. In the said suit, the petitioner herein filed I.A.No.5220 of 2008 in O.S.No.131 of 2001 to direct the respondent herein-plaintiff to cause production of letter, dated 30-10-2008, received by the plaintiff from the Income Tax Department and the Income Tax returns of the plaintiff, his wife, his father and his sons from 1978-79 onwards. The court below vide its order, dated 04-02- 2009, dismissed the said application. Aggrieved thereby, the present Civil Revision Petition is filed. It is stated that the petitioner herein also filed similar defamatory suit against the plaintiff. Both the suits are clubbed together and coming up for trial. A perusal of the impugned order goes to show that the learned Judge, after hearing both sides, dismissed the said application on the ground that defamatory suits are filed basing on the paper statements, press notes, press meets. The question as to whether paper statements, press notes, press meets would amount to defamation or not, are all matters to be decided during trial. But, however, the income tax returns of the plaintiff have no direct bearing on the question to be decided in the suits. Therefore, I am of the opinion that the court below, after hearing both sides, had rightly dismissed the said application and this Court does not find see any infirmity legal or otherwise in the impugned order so as to call for interference by this Court. Accordingly, the Civil Revision Petition is dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. __________ 15-07-2011 Prv