Application No.3461 of 2021

in

C.S.No.466 of 2013

N.ANAND VENKATESH,J.

This application has been filed by the plaintiff for the relief of amendment

of plaint by substituting the name of the plaintiff and by adding certain averments in the

plaint as set out at paragraph 18 of the affidavit filed in support of the application.

2.Heard Mr.Raja Kalifulla, learned Senior Counsel for the applicant and

Mr.Thriyambak J.Kannan, learned counsel for the respondents.

3.The applicant initially filed the suit against three defendants seeking for

the relief of recovery of money along with interest. The applicant was under the

impression that the 1^st respondent and its directors are liable to pay the money.

Thereafter, the applicant realized that the present 2^nd defendant merged with the 1^st

defendant and hence filed an application to implead the present 2^nd defendant as a

party to the suit. A.No.4432 of 2016, was allowed by this Court by an order dated

07.11.2016 and accordingly, the present 2^nd defendant became a party to the suit.

Thereafter, the original 2^nd and 3^rd defendants in the suit were deleted from the array

of defendants by an order dated 11.10.2017. Thus, ther