JUDGMENT

TARUN CHATTERJEE, J. — C.A.No. 2946 of 2007 [@ S.L.P. (C) No. 10844 of 2007] 1. Leave granted.

2. This appeal is directed against the order dated 13th April, 2007 passed by the Special Court (Trial of Offences relat¬ing to Transactions in Securities) at Bombay in Chamber Summons No. 1 of 2007 in Suit No. 3 of 1998 for recovery of Rs. 15,66,66,591/- with other incidental reliefs by which the applica¬tion for amendment of the written statement filed at the instance of the appellant was rejected.

3. Initially the suit was filed in the High Court of Delhi and was later transferred to the Special Court at Bombay consti¬tuted under the Special Court (Trial of Offences relating to Transactions in Securities) Act, 1992 where the suit is now pending decision. It has been alleged in the plaint by the re¬spondent ABN Amro Bank that on 3rd March, 1992 the New Delhi Branch of the bank had ordered transfer of one lac numbers of 17% NPC Bonds of Rs. 100/- from respondent No. 2 at a price of Rs. 97/-. It has been the further case of the ABN Amro Bank in the plaint that the appellant had failed to deliver to the respondent bank the NPV bonds and instead on or about 18th March, 1992 respond