HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI
MAIN CASE No. L.A.A.S.No.929 of 2007
PROCEEDING SHEET
Sl. DATE ORDER OFFICE
No. NOTE
15. 10.10.2022 MGR, J & TMR, J
This Court on 20.9.2022 directed
the Registry to get information from the
Senior Civil Judge, Rajampet, while
referring to the orders dated 23.2.2005
passed in First Appeal No.1980 of 2004,
wherein a Division Bench of this Court
reversed the Decree and judgment of the
Lower Court passed in O.P.No.38 of 2000
dated 17.04.2002 and remanded the
matter to the Senior Civil Judge, Rajampet
to restore the OP to its original number in
the Register and proceed to dispose of the
same according to law in the light of the
observations contained in the judgment
and the Senior Civil Judge, Rajampet is
directed to dispose of the OP within six
months from the date of receipt of a copy
of the order. The said order is also marked
to the Senior Civil Judge, Rajampet,
Kadapa District. Thereafter, in the year
2007, the present LAAS.No.929 of 2007 is
filed against the judgment and decree
(Award) dated 17.4.2002 made in
L.A.O.P.No.28 of 2000 passed by the
Senior Civil Judge, Rajampet. In the
grounds of Appeal at Ground No.12 it is
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stated that this Court may kindly take
notice of the judgment and decree of this
Court made in First Appeal No.1980 of
2004 dated 23.02.2005 filed by the
respondent against the judgment and
decree dated 17.04.2002 made in O.P.No.38 of 2000 whereunder this Court set aside the judgment and remitted the case for fresh consideration. In those circumstances only, this Court directed the Registry to get information from the Senior Civil Judge, Rajampet as to what happened to O.P.No.38 of 2000 after remand by this Court in First Appeal No.1980 of 2004 and submit a report. But, Sri N. Solomon Raju, Principal District Judge, Kadapa addressed a letter dated 28.09.2022 to the Registrar (Judicial), High Court of Andhra Pradesh referring to this Court order dated 20.09.2022 in LAAS.No.929 of 2007 LAAS.No.930 of 2007 and also referred to the letter of the Senior Civil Judge, Rajampet dated 27.09.2022 and the letter reads as under:
"Adverting to the subject and references 1 & 2 cited above, I submit herewith the status of the OP's, as per the directions of Hon'ble High Court of Andhra Pradesh dt.20./09.2022 in connection with LAAS.No.929/2007 and LAAS.No.930/2007 pending before the Hon'ble High Court corresponding to LAOP.No.38/2000 and LALP.No.24/2000 on the file of the Senior Civil Judge's Court, 3
Rajampet which is received in this office."
Smt N. Saraswathi, Assistant Sessions Judge, Rajampet addressed a letter dated 27.09.2022 to the Registrar (Judicial), High Court of Andhra Pradesh stating that LAOP.No.24 of 2000 on the file of Senior Civil Judge, Rajampet was disposed of on 17.04.2002 and the entire records are available in the Court. It is further stated that "the LAOP.No.38 of 2000 on the file of this Court and the entire case records was submitted to the Hon'ble High Court of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh at Hyderabad in vide Dis.No.1618, dt.04.12.2004".
We have perused the said letters with reference to the order passed by this Court on 20.09.2022. We observe that Sri N.Solmon Raju, Principal District Judge, Kadapa and Smt N. Saraswathi, Assistant Sessions Judge, Rajampet in a very casual manner without properly looking into the order dated 20.09.2022 passed in LAAS.No.929 of 2007 sent a report to this Court without duly submitting the report as directed by this Court, which is highly reprehensible.
Sri N.Solmon Raju, Principal District Judge, Kadapa and Smt N. Saraswathi, Assistant Sessions Judge, Rajampet are directed to submit explanation to the Registrar (Judicial) along with fresh 4
comprehensive report with reference to the records of the Senior Civil Judge's Court, Rajampet by 07.11.2022.
Post on 07.11.2022.
________ MGR, J
________ TMR, J CSR
