1. The defendant in O.S.No.4392 of 2007 before the learned VII Asst. Judge, City Civil Court, Chennai aggrieved over the order made under Order 6 Rule 17, CPC has come up with the present Civil Revision Petition.

2. The respondents herein have laid the said suit against the petitioner to declare that they are the owners of the suit property and for permanent injunction restraining the petitioner herein from putting up any construction over the suit property. In the said suit, the respondents have taken out an application in I.A.No.15347 of 2008 for amendment of the pleadings. The said application came to be allowed by the Court below and the present revision is directed against the said order.

3. In the affidavit in support of the application for amendment, it has been pleaded by the respondents herein that in the month of May 2008, the petitioner herein attempted to put up a construction over the suit property and that has necessitated the respondents to claim the relief of possession.

4. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner strenuously contended that,

(i) The claim made in the plaint itself is barred by limitation and hence the amendment should not be allowe