K.Seetha Ramudu 3 Others vs Kistammagari Chinna Venkata Swamy on 11 December, 2020
In view of the principles laid down in the above judgment
granting permission to cross-examine his own witness exercising
power under Section 154 of the Evidence Act is purely discretionary
in nature. Even otherwise, when PW.5 summoned to prove the
attestation of Ex.A.1, when he spoke about his signing on the
document is sufficient to constitute attestation. However, failure to
know the contents of the document is not relevant consideration to
constitute an attestation of a document under Section 3 of the
Transfer of Property Act, 1882. Therefore, I find absolutely no
ground to grant permission to cross-examine PW.5 by the plaintiff
since sufficiently the witness supported about the attestation of the
document Ex.A.1 in his examination-in-chief itself. Therefore, the
order passed by the Court below is erroneous on the face of it and
this court, while exercising the power under Section 227 of the
Constitution of India, can reverse the order of the court as the court
below exceeded its jurisdiction. Hence, the order dated 21.07.2014
passed by the Junior Civil Judge, Nandikotkur in O.S.No.194 of 2007
is hereby set aside, while permitting the petitioner counsel to cross-
examine the witness in accordance with law.