https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=102083 A procedural amendment clarifying the constitution of a petitioner-firm in a winding-up petition may be permitted where it is bona fide, causes no prejudice, and introduces no fresh cause of action. A technical defect in verification or affidavit wording, by itself, does not justify rejection of the petition. Section 69 of the Indian Partnership Act does not bar such a petition because a winding-up proceeding is a statutory remedy, not a suit for enforcement of a contractual right. The amendment was allowed on a liberal approach, and the winding-up petition was left to proceed. en-us Wed, 31 Oct 1990 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:34:08 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=102083 A procedural amendment clarifying the constitution of a petitioner-firm in a winding-up petition may be permitted where it is bona fide, causes no prejudice, and introduces no fresh cause of action. A technical defect in verification or affidavit wording, by itself, does not justify rejection of the petition. Section 69 of the Indian Partnership Act does not bar such a petition because a winding-up proceeding is a statutory remedy, not a suit for enforcement of a contractual right. The amendment was allowed on a liberal approach, and the winding-up petition was left to proceed. Case-Laws Companies Law Wed, 31 Oct 1990 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=102083