Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 6, Rule 17 -- Amendment of pleadings - Pre-trial amendments are allowed more liberally than those which are sought to be made after commencement of trial or after conclusion thereof...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 6, Rule 17 -- Amendment of plaint - Prior to commencement of trial - Suit for recovery of possession, damages and perpetual injunction - Objection raised by defendant that suit is not maintainable without seeking declaratory relief - Amendment to plaint to include prayer for declaration of title becomes necessary for proper adjudication of..........
Employee's Compensation Act, 1923, Section 2(1)(d)(iii)(d) -- Dependent - Minor widowed sister included in definition of dependent - Matter needs to be considered by Law Commission of India for suitable amendment of said provision or any other in the Act...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138 -- Dishonour of cheque - Amendment of complaint sought before cross examination of complainant - Correction of cheque number - Admittedly, last digit of cheque number is wrongly typed in notice as well as in complaint - Though notice was received by respondent, but he did not reply to it - Typographical error of cheque number..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 6, Rule 17 -- Amendment of pleadings - Court is not expected to delve into merits of proposed amendment while considering application - True test is that amendment must be relevant and necessary to effectively adjudicate upon controversy between parties - One of consideration is to avoid multiplicity of proceeding for allowing amendment...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 6, Rule 17 -- Amendment of plaint - Suit for specific performance - Petitioner has sought amendment to bring on record certain particulars regarding transactions which is subject matter of suit - Proposed amendment are certain events that took place during pendency of suit - Truthfulness of contentions of proposed amendment need not be..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 6, Rule 17 -- Amendment of written statement - Amendment sought after a delay of 7 years from filing of written statement - No new fact is going to be pleaded and amendment if allowed would not change the nature of defence raised by defendant - Application allowed subject to payment of costs of Rs.30,000/-...........
Hindu Succession Act, 1956, Section 6 -- Right of daughter - If a daughter is born before the enforcement of 2005 Amendment Act (w.e.f. 09.09.2005), even then, she has got right in coparcenary property w.e.f. 09.09.2005 and she has got the same rights in the same manner as a son - It is not essential that her father should be alive on the date of enforcement of Amendment..........
Hindu Succession Act, 1956, Section 8 -- Property of Hindu Male dying intestate - Disputed property was self-acquired property of deceased - Plaintiff being daughter was having 1/7th share in the suit property - Even if suit property belonged to Mitakshara Joint Hindu Family, even then, she was a coparcenar in that property and was entitled to same share as her brother..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 6, Rule 17 -- Amendment of pleadings - At the time of deciding application for amendment of pleadings Court is not required to adjudicate upon plea proposed to be incorporated and is primarily required to consider as to whether amendments are necessary for determining real question in controversy...........
