https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=97290 In winding-up proceedings, amendments to pleadings may be assessed on Civil Procedure Code principles, including Order VI Rule 17, and are ordinarily sustained when sought before issues are framed, do not introduce a wholly new and prejudicial case, and merely add particulars to existing allegations. The amendment here was properly allowed because the pleadings already raised misconduct and improper management, and no mala fides were shown. A company may also be joined as a respondent under Order I Rule 10 where its presence is necessary for complete adjudication and no prejudice is demonstrated. The joinder was therefore within jurisdiction and discretion, and the challenge to both orders failed. en-us Wed, 14 Apr 1954 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:56:05 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=97290 In winding-up proceedings, amendments to pleadings may be assessed on Civil Procedure Code principles, including Order VI Rule 17, and are ordinarily sustained when sought before issues are framed, do not introduce a wholly new and prejudicial case, and merely add particulars to existing allegations. The amendment here was properly allowed because the pleadings already raised misconduct and improper management, and no mala fides were shown. A company may also be joined as a respondent under Order I Rule 10 where its presence is necessary for complete adjudication and no prejudice is demonstrated. The joinder was therefore within jurisdiction and discretion, and the challenge to both orders failed. Case-Laws Companies Law Wed, 14 Apr 1954 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=97290