ORDER :

1. Defendant in the suit filed the above revision against the order dated 05.07.2022 in I.A.No.713 of 2021 in O.S.No.12 of 2015 on the file of Senior Civil Judge, Vizianagaram.

2. Respondent, being the plaintiff filed suit O.S.No.12 of 2015 for recovery of amount on the strength of promissory note said to have been executed by defendant on 20.12.2004.

3. Defendant filed written statement and contended interalia that promissory note is concocted by plaintiff and the same is rank forgery; that suit promissory note was materially altered and the suit is not maintainable. He also pleaded that suit is barred by limitation and there is no cause of action for the suit and prayed the Court to dismiss the suit.

4. Trial Court framed the issues. Plaintiff and one of the attestors of promissory note were examined as P.Ws.1 and 2. P.W.1 was cross examined on 03.11.2021 and P.W.2 was cross examined on 12.11.2021. When the suit is coming up for the evidence of defendant, he filed I.A.No.713 of 2021 under Order VI Rule 17 of CPC to amend the written statement.

5. The proposed amendment sought for is that “defendant never borrowed any amount and never executed promissory note; that wife of de