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2024 Supreme(Online)(GAU) 557

HIGH COURT OF GAUHATI
MR. JUSTICE DEVASHIS BARUAH, J
ANARA KHATUN AND 4 ORS – Appellant
Versus
BAJLUR RAHMAN AND 5 ORS – Respondent
CRP(IO) / 32 / 2024



Advocates:
Ms. R. Choudhury, Advocate; Mr. N. Haque, Advocate

The court emphasized the necessity of allowing amendments to pleadings to ensure justice and the determination of real issues between parties, as per procedural law.

Headnote:(A) Constitution of India - Article 227 - Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 - Order VI Rule 17 - Application for amendment of plaint - Application to abandon part of claim regarding specific land was rejected by the Trial Court - Court found that rejection was unjustified as the application sought to abandon a part of the claim - Court allowed the amendment and directed the parties to appear before the Trial Court for filing the amended plaint. (Paras 1-5)

(B) Civil Procedure - Amendment of pleadings - Courts have the discretion to allow amendments to ensure that the real issues between the parties are tried and determined - The underlying principle is to ensure justice and avoid multiplicity of proceedings. (Para 3)

Facts of the case:
The plaintiffs filed an application under Order VI Rule 17 of the Code to abandon part of their claim concerning land measuring 2 Bighas 1 Kathas 1 Lechas, which was rejected by the Trial Court.

Findings of Court:
The Court found the Trial Court's rejection unjustified and allowed the amendment application, directing the plaintiffs to file the amended plaint.

Issues: The main issue was whether the Trial Court was justified in rejecting the application for amendment of the plaint.

Ratio Decidendi: The Court held that the rejection of the amendment application was not justified, emphasizing the importance of allowing amendments to ensure justice and the determination of real issues.

Result: Application allowed.

ORDER

Date : 27.06.2024 This is an application filed under Article 227 of the Constitution challenging the order dated 03.11.2023 passed in Misc. (J) Case No.61/2022 arising out of Title Suit No.34/2020 whereby the application filed for amendment of the plaint was rejected.

2. This Court has duly taken note of the application filed under Order VI Rule 17 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (for short “the Code”)

and therefrom it is seen that by way of an amendment, what the petitioners being the plaintiffs sought for is to abandon a part of the claim i.e. in respect to land measuring 2 Bighas 1 Kathas 1 Lechas covered by Patta No.11, Dag No.64 situated at village Bhitor Chengmari under Revenue Circle, Dangtal (Bidyapur).

3. In the opinion of this Court, the instant application was an application under Rule XXIII Rule 1 of the Code thereby abandoning a part of the claim and as such the learned Trial Court was not justified in rejecting the said application whereby the plaintiffs sought for abandoning a part of their claim in respect to the land aforementioned.

Under such circumstances, this Court interferes with the impugned order dated 03.11.2023 and allows the application under Order VI Rule 17 of the Code which has been registered and numbered as Misc. (J) Case No.61/2022. 4. It is seen that this Court vide an order dated 22.01.2024 had stayed the further proceedings of Title Suit No.34/2020. The said stay order stands vacated and the parties herein who are duly represented are directed to appear before the learned Trial Court on 12.07.2024 on which date, the plaintiffs shall file the amended plaint. It is made clear that if the amended plaint is not filed on that date, the consequences as entailed under Order VI Rule 18 of the Code shall follow.

5. With above observations and directions, the instant petition stands disposed of.

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