https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=128869 Section 152 of the Code of Civil Procedure permits only correction of clerical, arithmetical or accidental slips so that a decree reflects what the court actually intended. It cannot be used to add fresh reliefs, alter substantive rights or rewrite the decree on a reconsideration of the merits. On the pleadings, the original petition sought only dissolution of marriage, and the later application did not seek incorporation of the memorandum of agreement into the decree. As no accidental omission by the court was shown, the attempted rectification amounted to a substantive enlargement of the decree and was impermissible. en-us Wed, 28 Feb 2001 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 03 Jun 2014 10:59:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=128869 Section 152 of the Code of Civil Procedure permits only correction of clerical, arithmetical or accidental slips so that a decree reflects what the court actually intended. It cannot be used to add fresh reliefs, alter substantive rights or rewrite the decree on a reconsideration of the merits. On the pleadings, the original petition sought only dissolution of marriage, and the later application did not seek incorporation of the memorandum of agreement into the decree. As no accidental omission by the court was shown, the attempted rectification amounted to a substantive enlargement of the decree and was impermissible. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 28 Feb 2001 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=128869