This petition by the defendants in O.S.No.47/2019 is

directed against the impugned order dated 14.02.2020 passed

by the Senior Civil Judge & JMFC at Shorapur (for short, ‘the

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trial court) whereby the application filed in I.A.No.11 by the

petitioners/defendants under Order VI Rule 17 of the CPC for

amendment of written statement was rejected by the trial

court.

2.

Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and

the learned counsel for the respondents and perused the

material available on record.

3.

The respondents-plaintiffs having been served

with the notice of this petition have chosen to remain

unrepresented and have not contested the petition.

4.

The material on record discloses that the

respondents-plaintiffs instituted the aforesaid suit for partition

and separate possession of their alleged share in the suit

schedule immovable properties and for other reliefs.

5.

The petitioners-defendants having filed their

written statement contested the suit. The respondents-

plaintiffs adduced their oral and documentary evidence

pursuant to which the matter was posted for evidence of the

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petitioners/defendants. At that stage, the petitioners moved

the instant application in I.A.N