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2023 Supreme(Raj) 2208

IN THE HIGH COURT OF RAJASTHAN AT JAIPUR BENCH
Ganesh Ram Meena, J.
Radhakrishan Sadhumalani - Petitioner
Versus
Jainendra Kumar Jain - Respondent
S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 6106 of 2019
Decided On : 31-07-2023

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Petitioner: Mr. Abhimanyu Singh Yadhuvanshi
For the Respondent: Mr. Lokendra Singh Kachhawa

Headnote:(A) Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 - Order 6, Rule 17 - Amendment of pleadings - The respondent/plaintiff sought to amend the plaint to add allegations against a non-existent defendant and assert a forged allotment letter - The amendment was deemed neither bona fide nor necessary, and the court emphasized that amendments must be made for proper adjudication. (Paras 1, 10, 11)

(B) Amendments of pleadings - The court should adopt a liberal approach unless an amendment changes the nature of the suit or is mala fide - Delay in seeking amendments does not automatically bar the application. (Para 7)

Facts of the case:
The petitioner challenged an order allowing amendments in a suit for declaration and possession, claiming the amendments introduced allegations of forgery against a nonexistent defendant and repeated existing claims in the plaint.

Findings of Court:
The amendments sought were not necessary for adjudication, and the court quashed the order allowing those amendments.

Issues: The main issues included the legitimacy of amendments sought regarding a nonexistent defendant and whether those amendments were necessary for the case's adjudication.

Ratio Decidendi: The court held that any amendments requested must be bona fide and necessary for resolving the dispute. Permitting amendments that do not introduce new evidence or clarifications for the court is unjustified.

Result: The writ petition is allowed; the order allowing the amendments is set aside.

ORDER :

Ganesh Ram Meena, J.

The present writ petition has been filed by the petitioner/defendant assailing the order dated 19.02.2019 passed by the Court of learned Addl. District Judge No.11, Jaipur Metropolitan (for short 'the court below') in Suit No.44/2014 (426/2014) whereby the application filed by the respondent/ plaintiff under Order 6, Rule 17 CPC for seeking amendments in the plaint was allowed.

2. The respondent/ plaintiff filed a suit for declaration, possession and permanent injunction impleading only Radhakrishan Sadhumalani as a defendant. An application was filed by the respondent / plaintiff under Order 6, Rule 17 read with section 151 CPC for seeking following amendments:-

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3. In the reply to the application it was stated by the respondent/ plaintiff that the amendments sought by the plaintiff are neither bonafide nor necessary for proper adjudication of the issue. It was also stated that there is no defendant No.2 as has been mentioned in the amendments being sought by the plaintiff.

4. Counsel appearing for the petitioner/ defendant submits that by way of the application under Order 6, Rule 17 read with section 151 CPC the / respondent/plaintiff wants to add that the defendant No.1 has placed on record the forged allotment letter dated 10.01.1990 issued by the defendant No.2 and also by amendments he is seeking relief that the allotment letter dated 10.01.1990 issued by the defendant No.2 be declared illegal, void and ineffective. He further submits that there is no defendant No.2 in the suit and also there are pleadings in the plaint in regard to the amendments which the respondent/ plaintiff wants to make. He further submits that on the basis of the pleadings the issue No.2 has already been framed by the court below on 29.01.2015. Therefore, the order of the court below allowing the amendments is wholly illegal and deserves to be quashed and set aside.

5. Counsel appearing for the respondent/ plaintiff submits that the amendments which are being sought by the respondent/plaintiff and have been allowed by the court below, are proper for adjudication of the dispute between the parties and it will not change the nature of the suit. He further submits that the order allowing the amendments in no manner will prejudice to the petitioner/ defendant.

6. Heard both the counsels appearing for the respective parties.

7. Order 6, Rule 17 CPC provides for provisions in regard to seeking amendment in the pleadings. Order 6, Rule 17 CPC is quoted as under:-

"17. Amendment of pleadings.- The Court may at any stage of the proceedi

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