Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 6, Rule 17 -- Amendment of pleadings - It is necessary for an amendment applicant to set out specifically in his application, seeking leave of Court for amendment in pleadings, as to what is proposed to be omitted from or altered or substituted in or added to original pleadings...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 6, Rule 17 -- Amendment of pleadings - An amendment admitting to wipe out pleadings and admissions of party already considered by Trial Court, for purpose of arriving at a decision in suit cannot be allowed to be substituted with a new case at appellate stage, which would certainly cause serious prejudice to party against whom amendment is..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 6, Rule 17 -- Amendment of execution petition - Application for amendment rejected on the ground of res judicata without going into merits of case - Order rejecting application set aside - Trial Court directed to consider application after providing an opportunity to all the parties and in accordance with law...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 6, Rule 17 -- Amendment of plaint - Amendments can be refused where other party cannot be placed in the same position as if pleading had been originally correct, but amendment would cause him an injury which could not be compensated in costs and power to allow an amendment is wide and may at any stage be appropriately exercised in the..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 6, Rule 17 -- Amendment of plaint - Amendment sought does not alter the nature of suit - Issues in main suit are yet to be framed and suit was at the stage of filing written statement - Allowing amendment even before filing of written statement would not have any adverse effect on defence set up by defendants - Application rightly allowed...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 6, Rule 17 -- Amendment of pleadings - At the stage of consideration of application for amendment in pleading, merits of proposed amendment are not required to be delved into - More liberal approach is warranted where defendant seeks amendment in written statement as potentiality of prejudice to plaintiff is relatively less - Defendant is..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 6, Rule 17 -- Amendment of pleadings - Mere delay in seeking amendment in pleading by itself, cannot be sole ground on which application for amendment can be rejected - However, where O.6.R.17 proviso CPC comes into play, jurisdictional fact needs to be satisfied...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 6, Rule 17 -- Amendment of pleadings - Prayer for amendment of plaint and prayer for amendment of written statement stand on different footings - Addition of a new ground of defence or substituting or altering a defence or taking inconsistent pleas in written statement would not be objectionable - Whereas adding, altering or substituting a..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 6, Rule 17 -- Amendment of written statement - Only reason sought to be ascribed for seeking amendment in written statement is that advocate who filed said application was recently engaged by defendant no.2 and after perusal of record and pleadings, he realised that certain amendments in written statement were required - However,..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 6, Rule 17 -- Proviso - Amendment of pleadings - After commencement of trial - Trial commences from the date of filing of affidavit in lieu of evidence of witnesses and application seeking amendment in plaint after filing of said affidavit would be governed by O.6.R.17 proviso CPC...........
