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2012 Supreme(P&H) 897

K.KANNAN
Sukhbir Kaur widow of Shri Pritam Singh – Appellant
Versus
Kartar Singh son of late Shri Hira Singh – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Petitioners:Mr. Ashish Aggarwal, Senior Advocate, with Mr. Ankit Aggarwal, Advocate.
For the Respondents:Mr. I.S. Ratta, Advocate.

Judgement Key Points

Certainly. Based on the provided legal document, here are the key points:

  1. Amendments to pleadings made after the commencement of trial are generally considered impermissible unless very special circumstances are established. When an amendment to the plaint is made before the start of evidence, the defendant is entitled to join issues on the additional pleadings either through amendment or additional pleadings, without needing to file a separate application. The court typically schedules the case accordingly (!) .

  2. Under the supervisory jurisdiction, a mere error in an order does not warrant intervention unless there is illegality or a lack of jurisdiction. The court emphasizes that intervention is justified only in cases of illegality or complete lack of jurisdiction (!) .

  3. The order in question involved the rejection of an application to strike off pleadings, specifically an amended written statement. The court observed that amendments to pleadings should relate to the amended pleadings and not introduce new, unrelated facts. In this case, the amendments were considered to be within the scope of the pleadings and did not cause prejudice to the opposing party (!) .

  4. The amended written statement was found to be a clarification of existing matters rather than a wholly new or inconsistent defense. The court noted that amendments that merely explain or elaborate on existing pleadings are permissible, especially if they do not introduce irrelevant or prejudicial matters (!) .

  5. The court highlighted that amendments to pleadings, including written statements, should be confined to the scope of the amended pleadings. However, amendments that spill over into unrelated matters may be allowed if they do not cause prejudice or inconsistency. If necessary, parties may file rejoinders or separate petitions explaining reasons for amendments (!) .

  6. The court emphasized that the overall approach to amendments is liberal, especially when they serve to clarify or explain existing pleadings, and that amendments should not be rejected merely because they introduce new details, provided they do not prejudice the other party (!) .

  7. The court also clarified that the jurisdiction under Article 227 of the Constitution is supervisory and should only intervene in cases of illegality or lack of jurisdiction, not for mere errors or irregularities in orders. The exercise of such jurisdiction should be cautious and limited to prevent unnecessary interference (!) .

  8. The court dismissed the petition challenging the amendments to the written statement, concluding that the amendments did not cause prejudice or breach procedural principles, and upheld the order rejecting the application to strike off the pleadings (!) .

Please let me know if you need further analysis or assistance.


JUDGMENT

Mr. K. Kannan, J.: (Oral) - The civil revision is against an order rejecting an application filed by the plaintiff under Order 6 Rules 16 and 14 read with 151 CPC for striking off the pleadings in the statement dated 06.02.2003. The grievance of the petitioners was that the written statement which had been filed by the defendants in answer to the plaint as originally filed was sought to be amended subsequently introducing several paragraphs in the written statement which were inconsistent with the original contentions raised in the written statement. The plaintiff would contend that when the plaintiff made an amendment to his pleadings, the amendment which the defendant could have made or added to the pleadings ought to be consequential to the amendment brought by the plaintiff and the defendant could not have broughtforth new defences which had no bearing to the amended pleadings in the plaint.

2. The learned senior counsel for the revision petitioners would draw my attention to the original plaint which he had filed for which written statement had also been filed and point out to the amendment which he had subsequently made to the plaint and want a comparison of the writ













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