https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=114038 A plaint may be amended to add an express plea for lifting the corporate veil and director liability where the existing pleading already alleges fraud, diversion of funds, and personal conduct by the directors. The Delhi HC treated the proposed amendment as an elaboration of an existing foundation rather than a new case, because amendment proceedings do not test the truth of the pleading and liberal amendment is favoured before trial when it aids determination of the real controversy without prejudice. The amendment was therefore allowed, and the corporate-veil plea could be incorporated without changing the suit's nature or character. en-us Mon, 19 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 20 Nov 2014 09:32:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=114038 A plaint may be amended to add an express plea for lifting the corporate veil and director liability where the existing pleading already alleges fraud, diversion of funds, and personal conduct by the directors. The Delhi HC treated the proposed amendment as an elaboration of an existing foundation rather than a new case, because amendment proceedings do not test the truth of the pleading and liberal amendment is favoured before trial when it aids determination of the real controversy without prejudice. The amendment was therefore allowed, and the corporate-veil plea could be incorporated without changing the suit's nature or character. Case-Laws Companies Law Mon, 19 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=114038