THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN CRP.No.2246 of 2009 13-10-2009 BETWEEN; Potnuru Ganeswara Rao ...Petitioner vs. Vandana Satyam ...Respondent THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN C.R.P.No.2246 of 2009 ORAL ORDER: Aggrieved by the order passed by the Additional Senior Civil Judge, Srikakulam, in I.A.No.178 of 2009 in O.S.No.80 of 2008 dated 24-03-2009, the present revision petition is filed. The petitioner herein is the plaintiff in the suit filed for recovery of Rs.2,50,000/- on the basis of a pronote. The respondent-defendant, while cross-examining the petitioner, enquired as to whether the pronote debt was shown in the petitioner’s Income Tax returns. Pursuant thereto, the petitioner filed an application in I.A.No.178 of 2009 seeking permission to file the Income Tax Assessment order dated 19-03-2008 for the years 2006-07 and 2007-08, the tax challan dated 03-12-2007 and the balance sheet for the years 2006-07 and 2007-08. The petitioner also sought permission to mark these documents as exhibits. The finding of the Court below, that a mere contention raised by the defendant during the course of cross examination would not necessitate such documents being received in evidence, does not merit acceptance, for the simple reason that the petitioner is entitled to adduce such evidence as he considers necessary in support of his plea that the pronote debt is also reflected in his books of account. The Income Tax returns, tax challan and balance sheets cannot be said to be irrelevant as the petitioner’s suit is for recovery of a pro-note debt. The civil revision petition is, accordingly, allowed. The impugned order is set aside. The court below shall receive the documents and permit their being marked as exhibits. No order as to costs. __________________ RAMESH RANGANATHAN,J 13th OCTOBER, 2009. TSNR