APHC010722322025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3299] THURSDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI NATH TILHARI CIVIL REVISION PETITION NO: 288/2026 Between: 1. ANEEPU VENKATA RAMANA, S/O SATYANARAYANA, AGED 46 YEARS, R/O RANGAPURAM COLONY, PALAKODERU MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. DOGGA VENKATA RAO, S/O DEMUDU, AGED 33 YEARS, R/O NAGAYYAPETA, DEVARAPALLI MANDAL, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT Petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India,praying that in the circumstances stated in the grounds filed herein,the High Court may be pleased toThe petitioner submits this memorandum of Civil Revision Petition having been aggrieved by the against the failure of the learned XI Additional District Judge, Visakhapatnam, to paSS orders in I.A. No. 564 of 2023 in O.S. No. 207 of 2021, though the said application was heard and reserved for orders on 04-09-2023, on the following among other IA NO: 1 OF 2026 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased pleased to stay all further proceedings in O.S. No. 45 of 2021 on the file of the Learned Principal Junior Civil Judge at Tiruvuru, till pending disposal of the main revision petition and pass. 2 Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. K V ADITYA CHOWDARY Counsel for the Respondent: 1. The Court made the following: 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI NATH TILHARI CIVIL RIVISION PETITION NO:288 of 2026 ORDER: Heard Ms. Arthi, learned counsel representing Sri K.V. Aditya Chowdary, learned counsel for the petitioner. 2. This petition was filed by the 1st defendant in the suit in O.S.No.207 of 2021 on the file of the learned XI Additional District Judge, Visakhapatnam. 3. The grievance raised is that the plaintiff/respondent filed a suit for specific performance of contract. The 1st defendant filed I.A.No.564 of 2023 seeking expert opinion. The said application was heard and orders were reserved on 04.09.2023. However, thereafter, the orders were not pronounced, and the suit is being proceeded with. 4. Considering the submissions and the grounds taken, by order dated 06.02.2026, a report was called for from the concerned Court. The report dated 18.02.2026 and the further report dated 01.04.2026 have been received. 5. As per the report, the present Presiding Officer joined on 19.04.2024. It has been submitted that, since thereafter at no point of time, the interim application was reserved for orders and the matter was not opened several times, as contended by the petitioner, except on 15.04.2024 by the predecessor-in-office on account of his transfer. 6. The docket copies annexed to the C.R.P at page No.10 shows that, in the application filed under Section 45 of the Indian Evidence Act (I.A.No.564 4 of 2023) on 04.09.2023, 14.09.2023, 27.09.2023 and 12.10.2023 as also on 02.11.202, it is mentioned in the docket order that ‘orders not ready’ and the next date was given. From the docket orders, it is evident that the dates were fixed for orders, but the orders could not be pronounced, for the reason that the orders were not ready. 7. However, the present officer has joined on 19.04.2024 and all those orders are prior to the joining of the officer. 8. As per the report, learned counsel for the applicant in I.A.No.564 of 2023 was heard on subsequent date, and the application is pending for disposal. 9. Considering the aforesaid as also that the application in I.A.No.564 of 2023 pertains to expert evidence, this Civil Revision Petition is disposed of finally with a direction to the learned Trail Court to expeditiously consider and decide I.A.No.564 of 2023, preferably within a period of two (2) months from the date of production of copy of this order. 10. The Civil Revision Petition is disposed of. 11. No order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions, if any pending, shall also stand closed. ___________________ RAVI NATH TILHARI,J Dated:07.05.2026 KNN 5 130 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI NATH TILHARI C.R.P.NO: 288 OF 2026 Dated:07.05.2026 KNN