https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196770 Order 6 Rule 17 CPC permits amendment of pleadings at any stage where it is necessary to decide the real controversy, and the rule is applied more liberally to written statements than to plaints. A defendant may plead additional or even inconsistent defences, provided the amendment does not introduce a wholly new case or cause serious injustice. Here, the proposed amendment did not withdraw the earlier admission but merely added a qualification on entitlement, so it did not cause irretrievable prejudice to the plaintiff. The amendment was therefore permissible, and the High Court erred in setting aside the trial court's order. en-us Wed, 18 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 24 Jan 2024 18:10:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196770 Order 6 Rule 17 CPC permits amendment of pleadings at any stage where it is necessary to decide the real controversy, and the rule is applied more liberally to written statements than to plaints. A defendant may plead additional or even inconsistent defences, provided the amendment does not introduce a wholly new case or cause serious injustice. Here, the proposed amendment did not withdraw the earlier admission but merely added a qualification on entitlement, so it did not cause irretrievable prejudice to the plaintiff. The amendment was therefore permissible, and the High Court erred in setting aside the trial court's order. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 18 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196770