{"id":48376,"date":"2010-08-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-08-02T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/dr-vishwanath-mehrotra-others-vs-high-court-of-judicature-others-on-3-august-2010"},"modified":"2019-01-01T05:54:15","modified_gmt":"2019-01-01T00:24:15","slug":"dr-vishwanath-mehrotra-others-vs-high-court-of-judicature-others-on-3-august-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/dr-vishwanath-mehrotra-others-vs-high-court-of-judicature-others-on-3-august-2010","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Vishwanath Mehrotra & Others vs High Court Of Judicature & Others on 3 August, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"
Allahabad High Court<\/div>\n
Dr. Vishwanath Mehrotra & Others vs High Court Of Judicature & Others on 3 August, 2010<\/div>\n
                                                                    [Reserved]\n                        Civil Revision No. 83 of 1996\n\n\nDr. Vishwanath Mehrotra & Others                    ........Defendant-Appellant\n                                          Vs.\nHigh Court of Judicature and others              ..........Plaintiff-Respondents\n\n\n                                        **************\nHon'ble Pankaj Mithal, J.\n<\/pre>\n
        This Civil Revision under Section 115 CPC has come up for<\/p>\n
consideration before me by the nomination made by the Senior Judge.<\/p>\n
        I have heard Sri G.N. Verma, Senior Advocate assisted by Sri<\/p>\n
Ashish Agrawal, learned counsel for the defendant revisionist and Sri<\/p>\n
Satyendra Pratap Singh, learned counsel for the contesting plaintiff<\/p>\n
respondent.\n<\/p>\n
        The High Court Allahabad through District Judge, Etawah as<\/p>\n
plaintiff instituted Original Suit No. 136 of 1991 in the court of Civil<\/p>\n
Judge, Etawah against the 4 defendants, the 4th defendant-State of U.P.<\/p>\n
through Collector being the proforma respondent) for eviction of<\/p>\n
defendants no. 1 to 3 from the land shown and described in the plaint<\/p>\n
and for possession thereof with a further relief for permanent injunction<\/p>\n
restraining the defendants no. 1 to 3 from interfering in its possession,<\/p>\n
use and occupation over the same.\n<\/p>\n
        In the suit a comprehensive common written statement was filed<\/p>\n
on behalf of all the three contesting defendants. On the basis of the<\/p>\n
pleadings the following issues were framed:-\n<\/p>\n
 “\u00bc,d\u00bd D;k oknh okn i= ds dFkukuqlkj fookfnr Hkwfe dk Lokeh v\/;klh gSA<\/p>\n
\u00bcnks\u00bd   D;k izfroknhx.k us okn i= ds izLrj&12 esa n’kkZ;h Hkwfe ij vukf\/kdkj dCtk<\/p>\n
dj fy;k gS] izHkkoA<\/p>\n
\u00bcrhu\u00bd D;k izfroknhx.k uhyke vFkok izfrdwy dCts ls futkbZ ds Lokeh gSaA
\n                                          2<\/span><\/p>\n
\u00bcpkj\u00bd D;k bl U;k;ky; dks Jo.k vf\/kdkj izkIr ugha gSA<\/p>\n
\u00bcikap\u00bd D;k okn dk ewY;kadu oS\/kkfud :i ls u djrs gq, mfpr U;k;&’kqYd ugha<\/p>\n
fn;k x;k gSA<\/p>\n
\u00bcN\u00bd    D;k oknh feV~Vh mBkus dh {kfriwfrZ ds :i esa 5000@&:i;s gtsZ dk<\/p>\n
vf\/kdkjh gSA<\/p>\n
\u00bclkr\u00bd oknh fdlh vuqrks”k ds vf\/kdkjh gSaA”\n<\/p>\n
       In the aforesaid suit the defendants no. 1 to 3 moved application<\/p>\n
paper no. 169 A for amendment of the written statement for adding<\/p>\n
paragraphs 16aa, 16ba, 16sa, 16da and 16ya after paragraph 16 of the<\/p>\n
written statement and before paragraph 17 to the effect that the land in<\/p>\n
dispute of gata no. 98 is an agricultural land and had always remained<\/p>\n
recorded in the name of the defendants as agricultural land and that<\/p>\n
High Court is not a juristic person and as such has no authority to<\/p>\n
institute a suit through the District Judge.\n<\/p>\n
       The proposed amendments to the written statement are as under:-<\/p>\n
       “16v& ;g fd Hkwfe la[;k 98@1 o 98@2 dqy 11-29 Mslhey jktLo izys[k<\/p>\n
esa lnSo vkSj izkjEHk ls gh xSj n[khydkjh] n[khydkjh vkSj vc rd fujUrj<\/p>\n
dk’rdkjh dh Hkwfe mRrj nkrk izfroknh o muds iwoZt Mk0 fo’kEHkj ukFk ds uke<\/p>\n
vafdr pyh vkrs gS ftlds tehnkj jkT; ljdkj vafdr gS vkSj bl izdkj ls mRrj<\/p>\n
izn’s k VsusUlh ,DV ds lHkh izkfo\/kku ykxw gksrs gS rFkk oknh }kjk okn Hkh blh Hkwfe<\/p>\n
la[;k 98 ds laca\/k esa izLrqr fd;k x;k gS rFkk mRrj nkrk izfroknh dks bl Hkwfe<\/p>\n
la[;k 98 ds LokfeRo ls laca\/k gS ,slh ifjfLFkfr esa Hkh vkSj lHkh rF;ksa dks n`f”Vxr<\/p>\n
djrs gq, U;k;ky; dks okn ds Jo.k dk vf\/kdkj izkIr ugha gSA d`”kd Hkwfe gS vkSj<\/p>\n
blh d`”kd Hkwfe ij fuekZ.k fd;s x;s gS dFku oknh fo:) blds lgh ugha gSA<\/p>\n
16c& ;g fd Hkwfe la[;k 98 lnSo ls dk’rdkjh dh Hkwfe jgh gS fd ftldk yxku
\n                                         3<\/span><\/p>\n
mRrjnkrk izfroknhx.k o muds iwoZt vnk djrs jgs gS vkSj jktLo vfHkys[k esa Hkh<\/p>\n
yxku vafdr jgk gS rFkk n[khydkj dk’rdkj ds :i esa yxku vafdr gksus laca\/kh<\/p>\n
dk;Zokgh jktLo U;k;ky; esa yafcr gksdj yxku dh izfof”V djus laca\/kh vkns’k Hkh<\/p>\n
vafre :i ls gqvk gS rFkk mRrj izn’s k jkT; }kjk bu jktLo izy[s k esa yxku dh<\/p>\n
izfof”V ds laca\/k esa vkifRr izLrqr dh x;h gS rFkk mRrjnkrk izfroknh ds fo:)<\/p>\n
ifCyd ijfell ,DV ds varxZr dk;Zokgh dh x;h fd tks dqy dk;Zokgh yxku<\/p>\n
izfof”V rFkk ifCyd ijfell ,DV dh mRrjnkrk izfroknh x.k ds fgr esa vafre :i<\/p>\n
ls fu.khZr gq;h oknh dks blds fo:) vc vkifRr djus dk dksbZ Hkh vf\/kdkjh izkIr<\/p>\n
ugha gS bl vk\/kkj ij Hkh okn izkM+ U;k; \u00bcjsltqMhdsVk\u00bd ds fl)kUr ls okf\/kr gS vkSj<\/p>\n
U;k;ky; dks okn Jo.k dk vf\/kdkj izkIr ugha gS vkSj okn pyus ;ksX; ugha gSA<\/p>\n
16l& ;g fd mPp U;k;ky; Hkkjrh; lafo\/kku ds varxZr Hkh twfjfLVd ilZu ugha gS<\/p>\n
vkSj mPp U;k;ky; dks okn izLrqr djus vFkok mPp U;k;ky; dks tuin U;k;k\/kh’k<\/p>\n
ds ek\/;e ls ;k tuin U;k;k\/kh’k dks vf\/kd`r djrs gq;s okn izLrqr djus] lR;kfir<\/p>\n
djus dk ;k fd mPp U;;ky; dks bl izdkj dk okn izLrqr djus dk dksbZ vf\/kdkj<\/p>\n
izkIr ugha gS bl vk\/kkj ij Hkh okn pyus ;ksX; ugha gSA<\/p>\n
16n& ;g fd mPp U;k;ky; }kjk U;k;ky; flfoy tt] bVkok esa okn izLrqr<\/p>\n
fd;k x;k gS fd tksfd mPp U;k;ky; ds v\/khuLFk U;k;ky; gS vkSj okn tuin<\/p>\n
U;k;k\/kh’k ds ek\/;e ls izLrqr fd;k x;k ftuds lh\/ks izR;{k ekrgr flfoy tt<\/p>\n
U;k;ky; gS ,slh ifjfLFkfr esa Hkh flfoy tt] bVkok dks okn Jo.k dk vf\/kdkj<\/p>\n
izkIr ugha gSA<\/p>\n
16;& ;g fd fookfnr Hkwfe la[;k 98 jktLo izy[s k esa ekfydku ljdkj cgknqj]<\/p>\n
dk’rdkjku] n[khydkj cgSfl;r n[khydkj dk’rdkjku vklkfe;ku feyfd;r<\/p>\n
ljdkjh utwy Hkwfe dks NksMd
\n                          + j vU; ljdkjh LFkkuksa ds n[khydkj] dk’rdkj<\/p>\n
mRrjnkrk izfroknhx.k o muds iwoZt vkSj iwoZxkeh fujUr vafdr py vkrs gS fd<\/p>\n
ftlesa jkT; ljdkj dks vkifRr ugha jgh vkSj jkT; ljdkj izfroknh uEcj&4 dks
\n                                       4<\/span><\/p>\n
i{kdkj cuk;k x;k gS bl vk\/kkj ij Hkh oknh dks okn izLrqr djus dk dksbZ vf\/kdkj<\/p>\n
ugha gSA”\n<\/p>\n
       The said amendment application was opposed by the plaintiff by<\/p>\n
filing objection 171’C’ on the allegation that the amendment proposed is<\/p>\n
not factual but legal in nature and moreover the said facts are already<\/p>\n
part of the pleadings of the defendants and as such need not further be<\/p>\n
incorporated in the written statement.\n<\/p>\n
       The Court of first instance vide order dated 1.2.1996 rejected the<\/p>\n
amendment application holding that the proposed amendments are<\/p>\n
already part of the written statement and on the basis of such pleadings<\/p>\n
issue no. 4 has already been framed and therefore no further<\/p>\n
amendment in this regard is required.\n<\/p>\n
       Sri G.N. Verma, learned counsel after taking me through the<\/p>\n
written statement and the amendment application contended that the<\/p>\n
trial of the suit has not commenced and the amendments proposed are<\/p>\n
purely of a legal nature and therefore ought to have been allowed. Sri<\/p>\n
Satyendra Pratap Singh defending the impugned order in reply<\/p>\n
submitted that there is no necessity of incorporating such amendments<\/p>\n
as the pleadings to the same effect are already contained in the written<\/p>\n
statement. There is no jurisdictional error in the order impugned.<\/p>\n
       The amendment to the pleadings is permissible under Order 6<\/p>\n
Rule 17 CPC which provides that the pleadings can be altered or<\/p>\n
amended at any stage of the proceedings if they are necessary for<\/p>\n
determining the real question in controversy between the parties.<\/p>\n
However, there is a rider that no application for amendment shall be<\/p>\n
allowed after the trial has commenced unless the Court come to the<\/p>\n
conclusion that such pleading could not be raised earlier despite due
\n                                      5<\/span><\/p>\n
diligence. In other words, amendment in pleadings is permissible at any<\/p>\n
stage if it is necessary for deciding the real controversy in issue and<\/p>\n
further if the parties seeking amendment satisfies the Court that<\/p>\n
amendment sought could not be pleaded earlier for cogent reasons<\/p>\n
despite all care taken in that regard.\n<\/p>\n
      Admittedly, in the present case the trial of the suit had not<\/p>\n
commenced and therefore the Court was only required to consider as to<\/p>\n
whether the amendments so sought in the written statement were<\/p>\n
necessary for determining the real questions in controversy between the<\/p>\n
parties. The impugned order no where records that the proposed<\/p>\n
amendments to the written statement were not necessary for deciding<\/p>\n
the various issues arising in the suit. It simply records that as the<\/p>\n
pleadings with regard to the proposed amendments are already<\/p>\n
contained in paragraphs 16, 24 to 29 of the written statement. There is<\/p>\n
no necessity for any further amendment specially in view of the issue no.<\/p>\n
4.<\/p>\n
      A careful consideration of paragraphs 16,24 to 29 of the written<\/p>\n
statement reveals that it does not contain any pleading as are proposed<\/p>\n
to be added by amendment in the written statement. The aforesaid<\/p>\n
paragraphs of the written statement are only to the effect that the civil<\/p>\n
court has no jurisdiction to declare the ownership of the parties over the<\/p>\n
land in dispute; the manner in which the suit property had fallen to the<\/p>\n
ownership and possession of the defendants and that the suit is barred<\/p>\n
by principles of constructive res-judicata in view of the decree passed in<\/p>\n
Original Suit No. 333 of 1931 Bansh Gopal, defendant Vs. Siraj Ahmad<\/p>\n
which was also in respect of the same land.\n<\/p>\n
      For the sake of convenience, paragraphs no. 16, 24 to 29 of the
\n                                          6<\/span><\/p>\n
written statement are reproduced herein below:-\n<\/p>\n
“16-   ;g fd blh leLrcSukeks ds }kjk \u00d8; dh Hkwfe ds laca\/k esa okn la[;k 103<\/p>\n
lu 1931 eqaflQh bVkok vjoqy fulk cuke fljkt vgen [kkW vkfn pyk fd tks<\/p>\n
fMxzh gqvk ftldks btjk; la[;k 201 lu 32 esa ;g \u00d8; dh gqbZ :okfeRo o dCts<\/p>\n
dh lEifRr en;wu fMxzh fd;k fd tks mUgksaus mijksDr cSukes ls [kjhn dh Fkh dk<\/p>\n
‘ks”k fuLQ fgLlk iqu% uhyke gqvk fd ftl uhyke esa izfroknhx.k ds firk Mk0<\/p>\n
fo’kEHkj ukFk esgjks=k dh lcls vf\/kd cksyh jgh vkSj tks uhyke fof\/kor<\/p>\n
U;k;ky; }kjk Lohdkj gksdj mlds laca\/k esa Mk0 fo’kEHkj ukFk esgjks=k firk<\/p>\n
izfroknhx.k ds uke lkVhZfQdsV uhyke rS;kj gqvk vkSj mUgksus bl fuLQ Hkkx ij<\/p>\n
fof\/kor U;k;ky; vehu }kjk fnukad 16-11-33 dks n[ky izkIr fd;k vkSj bl izdkj<\/p>\n
ls bl izdkj ls dqy fookfnr lEifRr esa tks xkVk la[;k 98 dqy;ru jdch 11-29<\/p>\n
,dM+ dks nks n[kyukeks ds tfj;s fuLQ fuLQ Hkkx ds ekfyd dkfct Mk0 fo’kEHkj<\/p>\n
ukFk esgjks=k gq,A ,slk izrhr gksrk gS fd bu leLr rF;ksa dk o izy[s kksa dk euu u<\/p>\n
djrs gq, mudh vksj iw.kZ \/;ku u fnykrs gq, njxqtj djds okn izLrqr djk;k x;k<\/p>\n
gSA<\/p>\n
24&    ;g fd izLrkfor 10 U;k;ky; d{k ds fuekZ.k ds le; Hkh oknh ds rRdkyhu<\/p>\n
vf\/kdkfj;ksa ds le{k izfroknhx.k dh vksj ls leLr rF; j[ks x;s Fks vkSj<\/p>\n
izfroknhx.k dks bl izdkj dh [kqyh Hkwfe ij oknh }kjk fuekZ.k o dCtk dk Hkh ?kksj<\/p>\n
fojks\/k fd;k vr% rRdkfyd vf\/kdkfj;ksa us leLr rF;ksa ij fopkj fd;k izfroknhx.k<\/p>\n
ds leLr izy[s k ns[ks fopkj foe’kZ fd;k rFkk gj nks ckn 103 lu 31 o 333 lu<\/p>\n
1931 o muls lacaf\/kr btjk; la[;k 192 lu 32 o 201 lu 32 lacaf\/kr leLr<\/p>\n
dk;Zokgh uhyke n[ky ukek vkfn dk iw.kZ voyksdu fd;k vkSj LFky dh fLFkr dk<\/p>\n
iw.kZ fujh{k.k djds izfroknh dh uEcj 98 dks mijksDr of.kZr mRrjh o if’peh esM<\/p>\n
vkSj mijksDr cf.kZr ucjku ds mijksDr esM yksgs ds rkj o [kEHkksa dk gh iqjkus iwoZor<\/p>\n
LFky ij gksuk rFkk tqt mRrjh esM fd tks uacj 100 dks vygnk djrh gS rFkk tks
\n                                        7<\/span><\/p>\n
iqjkus fuekZ.k nhoky cuh Fkh vkSj vc Hkh cuh gS mu lcls lUrq”V gksdj U;k;ky;<\/p>\n
d{k ds fuekZ.k LFky o vkokl ds fy;s fuekZ.k fd;s tkus ds LFkku dk fopkj djrs<\/p>\n
gq, mlesa ifjorZu djds leLr vk[;k vkfn ds lkFk mPp vf\/kdkfj;ksa mPp<\/p>\n
U;k;ky; esa Hksth fd tks leLr i= O;ogkj izys[k o i=koyh tth U;k;ky; esa<\/p>\n
vko’;d :i ls miyC\/k gksuk pkfg;s ijUrq ,slk izrhr gksrk gS fd oknh dks Hkze esa<\/p>\n
Mkyus ds fy, mu rF;ksa dh vksj mudk iw.kZ euu u djrs gq, vlR; rF;ksa ij<\/p>\n
fu”ks\/kkKk izpfyr djkus dk iz;kl fd;k gSA<\/p>\n
25&   ;g fd uacj 98 ds tqt fgLlk tks uacj 99 ls if’pe vksj yxk gqvk gS ml<\/p>\n
tqt uacj o 99 ds mRrj vksj jkLrk 92 lnSo ls dk;e gS fd ftl jkLrs ls vkus<\/p>\n
tkus ds fy, lM+d vke tks uacj 98 ls tkfuo if’pe iqfyl v\/kh{kd ds caxyk ls<\/p>\n
iwoZ esa gS lnSl ls njoktk dk;e jgk gS vkSj mlds nks [kEHks lnSo ls fufeZr jgs gS<\/p>\n
vkSj jkLrs dks Lohdkj djrs gq, LFky dh fLFkr ds vuqlkj tc uacj 99 ds mRrj<\/p>\n
vksj lM+d ds fdukjs oknh dh vksj ls nhoky fufeZr dh x;h rks mu [kEHkks ds LFkku<\/p>\n
ij ckdk;nk [kEHks o jkLrk NksM+s x;s gS ijUrq vc HkzekRed :i ls LFky dks ifjorZu<\/p>\n
djkus ds dkj.k mlesa ifjorZu djds oknh dh vksj ls uacj 92 jkLrs dks Hkh viuh<\/p>\n
LokfeRo dks Hkwfe dgus dk vcS\/kkfud dqiz;kl dj jgk gSA<\/p>\n
26&   ;g fd blh iwoZ dh fLFkr ij fopkj djrs gq, orZeku dky esa Hkh 98 uacj<\/p>\n
izfroknhx.k dk Lohdkj djrs gq, mlh ds vuqlkj oknh dh vksj ls 99 o 100 uacj<\/p>\n
esa fuekZ.k o ckmUM\u00aah oky djok;s x;s gS vkSj LFky ij ftl LFkku ij feutqeyk 98<\/p>\n
o 99 dh [kqyh Hkwfe Fkh vkSj tquu vc Hkh mldk vygnxh LFky ij ugha gS] ;fn<\/p>\n
HkzekRed :i ls lgh fLFkr ij fopkj u djrs gq, oknh dh vksj ls dksbZ fuekZ.k gq,<\/p>\n
gS mldk Hkh dksbZ vuqfpr ykHk oknh ugha mBk ldrk gSA<\/p>\n
27&   ;g fd ftl izdkj dh fu”ks\/kkKk oknh izkIr djuk pkgrk gS ml izdkj dh<\/p>\n
fu”ks\/kkKk izpfyr ugha dh tk ldrh gS vkSj fu”ks\/kkKk izpfyr djus dk vFkZ<\/p>\n
izfroknhx.k dks vius LokfeRo vkSj vf\/kdkjksa ls oafpr djuk gksxk rFkk tks Hkh
\n                                         8<\/span><\/p>\n
dk;Zokgh esM+ cUnh dh pyh gS fd tks dfe’ujh o cksMZ vkQ jsoU;w rd fu.khZr gqbZ<\/p>\n
gS ml leLr vkns’k dks LFkkfxr djkuk gksxk fd ftlls izfroknhx.k dh egku gkfu<\/p>\n
o v’kks\/kuh; {kfr gksxh vkSj oknh dk vly ea’kk ml esM canh dh dk;Zokgh dks iw.kZ<\/p>\n
u gksus nsus] mlesa :dkoV Mkyus vkSj LFky ij <qfg;k u yxus ik;s rFkk oknh 'kuS%<\/p>\n
'kuS% izfroknhx.k ds LokfeRo o dCts dh Hkwfe ij dCtk dj ys blh dkj.k okn<\/p>\n
izLrqr djds fu"ks\/kkKk izpfyr djkus dk iz;kl fd;k x;k gSA<\/p>\n
28&    ;g fd 'kklu ls Hkh izfroknhx.k dk bl laca\/k esa fookn gqvk vkSj 'kklu Hkh<\/p>\n
bl fu"d"kZ ij vk;k fd fookfnr Hkwfe 98 uacj izfroknhx.k o mlds iwoZxkeh ds<\/p>\n
LokfeRo o dCts dh Hkwfe gS bldk dksbZ Hkkx u utwy jgk vkSj u gS u 'kklu }kjk<\/p>\n
bldks fdlh izdkj dk dksbZ vUrj.k oknh ;k ftyk tth dks fd;k x;k u oknh<\/p>\n
vFkok ftyk tt ds vf\/kiR; fu;a=.k ;k iz;ksx esa dHkh jghA oknh us rR; Li"V<\/p>\n
muds le{k u j[kus ds dkj.k vkSj HkzekRed fLFkr iSnk djds vdkj.k fQj Hkh utwy<\/p>\n
dh Hkwfe dgus dk iz;kl fd;k tks rF;ksa ds foijhr gSA<\/p>\n
29&    ;g fd dfri; dkj.k c'k 'kklu ds dfri; vax izfroknhx.k ds fo:) gks<\/p>\n
x;s fd ftl O;fDrxr jaft'k dks fuHkkus ds fy, mu yksxksa us jktdh; izys[kksa esa gsj<\/p>\n
Qsj djds izfof"V;ksa esa ifjorZu djkus dk iz;kl fd;k okLro esa xkVk la[;k 98 ;k<\/p>\n
mldk dksbZ Hkkx u rks vQhe dksBh jgh vkSj u vQhe dksBh ds uke ls tkuh tkrh<\/p>\n
jgh vkSj u 'kklu dks vFkok ml foHkkx ds fdlh vf\/kdkjh@deZpkjh dk dk;kZy;<\/p>\n
;k vkokl gh mlesa jgk cfYd ;g leLr lEifRr O;fDrxr lEifRr jgh fd ftldk<\/p>\n
vUrj.k gksrs gq, vafre :i ls vc izfroknhx.k gh mlds ekfyd dkfct n[khy gS<\/p>\n
vkSj oknh bl izdkj ds voS\/kkfud vukf\/kd`r izfof"V;ksa dk vuqfpr ykHk ugh mBk<\/p>\n
ldrk gSA"\n<\/p>\n
       A careful consideration of the above paragraphs of the written<\/p>\n
statement reveals that the pleading to the effect that the land in dispute<\/p>\n
is an agricultural land and that it continues to be recorded as such in the
\n                                      9<\/span><\/p>\n
name of the defendants as well and that the suit by the High Court<\/p>\n
through District Judge is not maintainable are completely absent from<\/p>\n
the written statement. The issue no 4 also does not cover the additional<\/p>\n
plea\/defence sought to be raised to the effect that the suit as instituted in<\/p>\n
the name of High Court through District Judge is not maintainable. The<\/p>\n
issue of jurisdiction is meaningless in the absence of pleading that the<\/p>\n
land is of agricultural nature. Therefore, the entire premise on which the<\/p>\n
amendment application has been rejected does not exist and that being<\/p>\n
the only ground for rejecting of the amendment application, the<\/p>\n
impugned order can not be sustained in law.\n<\/p>\n
      The Apex Court has time and again ruled that Court should be<\/p>\n
liberal in allowing amendment in the written statement. In Baldev and<\/p>\n
others Vs. Manohar Singh and others JT 2006 (7) SC 139 a<\/p>\n
distinction between amendment of plaint and written statement was<\/p>\n
highlighted by their Lordships of the Supreme Court and it was observed<\/p>\n
that the Courts are inclined to be more liberal in allowing the amendment<\/p>\n
of the written statement and the parameters governing the amendment<\/p>\n
of written statement are quite different from those governing the<\/p>\n
amendments to the plaint. Another important aspect in dealing with the<\/p>\n
amendment of written statement which is necessary to be kept in mind is<\/p>\n
that the dominant purpose of allowing the amendment is to minimise the<\/p>\n
litigation and to permit the defendants to raise all pleas in their defence<\/p>\n
in the same suit. The plea with regard to jurisdiction of the Court on the<\/p>\n
ground that the land is of agricultural nature and the maintainability of<\/p>\n
the suit in the name of the High Court or in the name as filed are both<\/p>\n
legal pleas which clearly appear to be necessary for the adjudication of<\/p>\n
the controversy involved between the parties in the suit.
\n                                      10<\/span><\/p>\n
      In Andhra Bank Vs. A.B.N. Amro Bank N.V., and others 2007<\/p>\n
JT (9) SC 244 the Supreme Court while considering the matter of<\/p>\n
amendment of a written statement held that delay in moving the<\/p>\n
amendment application is no ground to refuse the same and if through<\/p>\n
the proposed amendment only additional grounds of defence are being<\/p>\n
raised, it ought to be permitted. The above authority squarely covers the<\/p>\n
controversy at hand and I am of the opinion that the court below should<\/p>\n
have permitted both the additional pleas to be adduced by way of<\/p>\n
amendment in the written statement.\n<\/p>\n
      Accordingly, I am of the opinion that the court below manifestly<\/p>\n
erred in not exercising the jurisdiction vested in it by law in refusing the<\/p>\n
amendment. Accordingly, this civil revision is allowed the impugned<\/p>\n
order dated 1.2.1996 passed by Civil Judge (Senior Division) in O.S.<\/p>\n
No. 136 of 1991 rejecting the amendment application (paper no.169 A)<\/p>\n
is hereby set aside. The amendment application stands allowed. The<\/p>\n
defendants are permitted to carry out the amendment in the written<\/p>\n
statement within a period of six weeks from today. The court of first<\/p>\n
instance is directed to proceed with the suit on merits and to decide the<\/p>\n
same most expeditiously preferably within a period of six months from<\/p>\n
the date of production of the certified copy of this order.<\/p>\n
      The record of the lower court be sent back by the office<\/p>\n
immediately.\n<\/p>\n
      Revision is allowed.\n<\/p>\n
      Parties to bear their own costs.\n<\/p>\n
SKS
\nAugust 3, 2010.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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