Even if documents were obtained under RTI Act, those can be received as secondary evidence - Without filing documents, they filed petition to summon Tahsildar to give evidence about contents of it - Same would not be acceptable

Citation

AIROnline 2023 AP 343

Andhra Pradesh High Court

DR . K. MANMADHA RAO , J.

Civil Revision Petition - 2752 of 2019 D/- 2 - 5 - 2023

Panta Rushita v. Chitamuru Sarath Kumar Reddy

Civil P.C. (5 of 1908), S.151 - Summoning of Tahsildar - To produce record and give evidence -

Dismissal of application - Applicants did not file documents obtained by them under RTI Act -

Even if documents were obtained under RTI Act, those can be received as secondary evidence

- Without filing documents, they filed petition to summon Tahsildar to give evidence about

contents of it - Same would not be acceptable - If they want to establish their case, they have

to examine independent witnesses - Tahsildar is Government official and he cannot be asked to

give evidence merely for asking - Petitioners at liberty to agitate issues raised in revision, before

trial Court , during course of trial.

 (Paras 6 , 8)