This is plaintiffs writ petition assailing the order dated 07.10.2015 passed in O.S. No. 2650/2004 whereunder I.A. No. 26 filed by plaintiffs seeking amendment of the plaint, namely to insert Paragraph No. 8(a), addition of Paragraph No.9 and inclusion of additional prayers i.e., 2A and 2B as morefully pleaded in the interlocutory application Annexure-L came to be dismissed.

2. I have heard the arguments of Sriyuths Sri. Vivek Reddy, learned senior counsel appearing on behalf of writ petitioners-plaintiffs and Sri. H.S. Somnath, learned counsel appearing for respondent Nos. 3 to 15 and Sri. V.B. Shivakumar, learned counsel appearing for caveator/respondent No.17.

3. Since respondent Nos.1, 2 and 18 had not opposed the application I.A. No. 26, counsel for the petitioners has sought for dispensation of notice to these respondents by filing a memo. Said memo has been placed on record and notice to respondent No.1, 2 and 18 has been dispensed with at the risk of plaintiffs.

4. As noticed herein above application I.A. No. 26 for amendment of plaint came to be filed for introdu