https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=263527 Principles governing amendment of pleadings under the Code of Civil Procedure may guide, though do not control, amendment requests in writ proceedings under Article 226. The High Court treated those principles as relevant to assess whether a proposed amendment is just and proper. An amendment that added a later show cause notice, fresh allegations, and new factual contentions was held to go beyond a formal correction and to substitute a substantially new case, thereby materially altering the nature of the original writ challenge. The amendment was therefore impermissible, and the order allowing it was set aside. en-us Wed, 02 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 04 Jan 2016 16:26:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=263527 Principles governing amendment of pleadings under the Code of Civil Procedure may guide, though do not control, amendment requests in writ proceedings under Article 226. The High Court treated those principles as relevant to assess whether a proposed amendment is just and proper. An amendment that added a later show cause notice, fresh allegations, and new factual contentions was held to go beyond a formal correction and to substitute a substantially new case, thereby materially altering the nature of the original writ challenge. The amendment was therefore impermissible, and the order allowing it was set aside. Case-Laws Customs Wed, 02 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=263527