The petitioners have filed the present petition, under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, challenging the order dated 19-5-2017 passed by 4th Civil Judge Class-I, Rewa in Civil Suit No. 23-A/2016 thereby rejecting the application submitted by the petitioners for amendment in the written statement.

2. Brief facts of the case are that the respondent/original plaintiff has filed a civil suit for partition of the land in question, possession and also to declare the sale deed as null and void. The defendants/petitioners had filed written statement and denied the averments made in the plaint. During the pendency of the said civil suit, the petitioners filed an application under Order 6, Rule 17 of the Civil Procedure Code for amendment in the written statement. In the said application, the petitioners have submitted that the original plaintiff has filed a civil suit for declaration and partition and the written statement was filed to the effect that the property of Late Shri Arjun Singh situated at Khaduli, Mudariya, Beohari, District Shahdol is around 80 acres of land and the land bearing Khasra No. 3776 was also self acquired property of Late Shri Arjun Singh which has not