CHITTOORI SURYARAO Vs. CHITTOORI RAMACHANDRA RAO

JUDGEMENT

(1.) This is an application to revise the order of the learned Subordinate Judge, Tanuku disposing of a preliminary objection regarding Jurisdiction raised by the petitioner herein to the entertainment of an application under Order 9, Rule 13, C.P.C. by the lower court arising in the following circumstances :

(2.) An extent of one acre of land was acquired by the Government and in O. P. 69 of 1966 on the file of the Sub-Court, Eluru a sum of Rs. 6340.52 was deposited by the Government towards compensation. The first claimant in the said O. P. was one Chittoori Ramachandra Rao. He was set ex parte. The amount was paid o other claimants by the order in the O. P. dated 17-2-1967.

(3.) On 10-12-1968 by G. O. Rt. No. 4550 a new Sub-Court at Tanuku was constituted. It came into existence on and from 10-1-1969. By virtue of Notification No. 3 in the said G. O. given under Section 10 of the Andhra Pradesh (Andhra Area) Civil Courts Act, 1873. the local limits of the jurisdiction of the District Court and the Subordinate Judge Courts in West Godavari were refixed as per the table mentioned therein. Against the entry No. 2 Sub-Court Eluru, the following has been mentioned in Col. 3 as its territorial jurisdiction.