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2017 Supreme(Raj) 1700

IN THE HIGH COURT OF RAJASTHAN
Dinesh Mehta, J.
Omprakash – Appellant
Versus
M/S. Yash Motars Registered Partnership Firm – Respondent
Civil Writ Petition No. 11191 of 2017
Decided on : 09-10-2017

Advocates Appeared:
For the Appellant :Mr. V.N. Kalla, Advocate.

Headnote:

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 – Order 6, Rule 17 – Written statement – Prejudice rights – Litigation – Nature of suit – Factual position – Order impugned – Illegality – Adjudication – By way of present writ petition, petition has laid challenge to order dated passed by learned Addl. District Judge whereby petitioners application dated filed under Order 6, Rule 17 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 has been rejected – Facts necessary for adjudication of present writ petition are that plaintiff-respondent had filed a suit for recovery of a sum against petitioner-defendant – Petitioner-defendant had submitted his written statement on however it was decreed ex-parte, vide judgment and decree dated – Subsequent thereto said ex-parte decree came to be set aside by Trial Court, vide its order dated – Held, This Court, while deciding similar case, in relation to amendment in written statement, in case of Smt. Sarita Dalmiya v. Ashish Loda in Civil Writ Petition decided on has observed that on account of advent of a new lawyer, if amendment is sought, same cannot be permitted, if circumstances of case does not call for such amendment – It will not be out of place to reproduce relevant part of said judgment, which reads as Considering averments made in application, as a parting remark, it may be observed that creativity or ingenuity of incoming lawyer cannot be a reason for maintaining an application and merely because a new lawyer has entered proceedings, lacuna allegedly left, cannot be permitted to be filled, in manner attempted to – Writ Petition is Dismissed

ORDER :

Dinesh Mehta, J.

By way of the present writ petition, the petition has laid challenge to the order dated 7.4.2017 passed by learned Addl. District Judge No. 3, Bhilwara (hereinafter referred to as 'Trial Court'), whereby the petitioner's application dated 19.11.2016 filed under Order 6, Rule 17 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 has been rejected.

2. The facts necessary for the adjudication of present writ petition are that the plaintiff-respondent had filed a suit for recovery of a sum of Rs. 4,30,627/- against the petitioner-defendant on 20.5.2011.

3. The petitioner-defendant had submitted his written statement on 24.11.2012, however it was decreed ex-parte, vide judgment and decree dated 26.5.2014. Subsequent thereto the said ex-parte decree came to be set aside by the Trial Court, vide its order dated 16.9.2016.

4. After recalling of the ex-parte decree, the petitioner moved an application dated 19.11.2016, and sought amendment in the written statement inter alia, on the ground that the said written statement had been got typed on the blank papers, by his counsel, though signed by him. It was thus contended that correct and complete facts could not be incorporated in the written statement.

5. It will not be out of place to reproduce the contents of para No. 2 of the application, which reads as under:-

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