The revision petitioner/defendant has filed the above said revision petitions aggrieved against the order dated 8. 2008 passed in I.A.No257 of 2008 in O.S.No.4615 of 1995,I.A.No.258 of 2008 in O.S.No.4616 of 1995,I.A.No.259 of 2008 in O.S.No.4617 of 1995 and I.A.No.260 of 2008 in O.S.No.6117 of 1995 respectively on the file of V Assistant Judge, City Civil Court, Chennai in dismissing the application filed under Order 6 Rule 17 CPC .,

2. The trial Court, while dismissing the said Interlocutory applications has inter alia opined that the trial has already commenced in the suit and therefore the amendment application filed by the revision petitioner praying to amend the written statement is not maintainable and further that no proper reasons assigned for bringing out an amendment and if any payment has been made during the pendency of the suit, the same can be proved through the evidence of defendant and inasmuch as the application has been filed belatedly and since inadequate reasons were ascribed for allowing the application, has resultantly dismissed the same without cost.

.3. The learned counsel appearing for the revision petitioner urges before this Court that the or