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2023 Supreme(Del) 2341

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
TUSHAR RAO GEDELA, J.
Rajender Kumar Gupta – Appellant
Versus
Gadiwala Load Services Pvt. Ltd. & Ors. – Respondents
CM(M) 53 of 2023
Decided on : 13-01-2023

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Appellant :Mr. Anant Gupta, Advocate.

At a nascent stage of a suit, necessary amendments or corrections can be allowed without prejudicing anyone, including the defendant.

Headnote:

Cost Imposition - Amendment of Plaint - The court allowed exemption and waived the cost imposed by the trial court for seeking adjournment for moving an appropriate application seeking amendment of the plaint. The court emphasized that the suit was at a nascent stage and any necessary amendment or correction could be allowed without prejudicing anyone, including the defendant.

Fact of the Case:

The petitioner impugned the order of the trial court imposing a cost of Rs. 10,000 for seeking adjournment for moving an appropriate application seeking amendment of the plaint.

Finding of the Court:

The court allowed exemption and waived the cost imposed by the trial court, emphasizing that the suit was at a nascent stage and any necessary amendment or correction could be allowed without prejudicing anyone, including the defendant.

Issues: Impugning the order imposing cost for seeking adjournment for moving an appropriate application seeking amendment of the plaint.

Ratio Decidendi: The suit being at a nascent stage, the court deemed it appropriate to waive the cost imposed by the trial court and requested the trial court to take up the application for amendment and dispose of it on merits in accordance with the law.

Final Decision: The petition was disposed of with no order as to costs.

JUDGMENT :

TUSHAR RAO GEDELA, J.

[The proceeding has been conducted through Hybrid mode]

CM APPL. 1665/2023 (for exemption)

1. Exemption is allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

2. The application is disposed of.

CM(M) 53/2023

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner impugns the order dated 02.11.2022, whereby the learned Trial Court has imposed a cost of Rs. 10,000/- for seeking adjournment for moving an appropriate application seeking amendment of the plaint.

4. Learned counsel submits that vide the order dated 26.09.2022, the learned Trial Court while considering the contents of the plaint was of the opinion that the said plaint is ambiguous in its contents and accordingly, it deemed it appropriate to grant an opportunity to the plaintiff to amend the plaint or to remove the ambiguities and to represent the plaint in proper form.

5. Learned counsel further submits that he was engaged by the petitioner just a day prior to the impugned order dated 02.11.2022 was passed and on the said date, learned counsel sought some time to remove the ambiguities, if any, and re-file the suit in a proper form or, if required, in the form of an ordinary suit along with an appropriate application in regard thereto.

6. Learned counsel submits that the learned Trial Court imposed cost of Rs. 10,000/- while granting one opportunity to file an appropriate application.

7. It is informed by the learned counsel that an appropriate application has already been filed before the learned Trial Court on 23.12.2022 and is pending adjudication.

8. Having heard the learned counsel and in view of the fact that no notice of the suit has yet been issued to the defendant/respondent, it is deemed appropriate that no purpose would be served in issuing notice to the respondent.

9. This Court is of the opinion that the suit is at a nascent stage and any amendment or correction can be carved out and allowed by the learned Trial Court without prejudicing any one, including the defendant arrayed therein.

10. In view of the aforesaid, this Court deems it appropriate to waive the cost as imposed by the learned Trial Court and request that the learned Trial Court take up the application as filed by the learned counsel stated to have been filed on 23.12.2022 and disposed of the same on merits in accordance with law.

11. In view of the aforesaid, nothing survives further for adjudication in the present petition, the petition is disposed of with no order as to costs.

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