https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199514 Amendment of pleadings in a pending Letters Patent appeal that introduces a new statutory defence and fresh disputed facts requires trial-level evidence; the High Court cannot itself act as a court of first instance and record findings on issues not previously tried, and consent cannot confer such jurisdiction. The retroactive operation of section 13(3A) of the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1956 was upheld as constitutionally valid and applicable to pending proceedings. Section 17E was treated as an additional remedy and not the exclusive bar to a tenant's challenge to an eviction decree in a pending appeal. en-us Tue, 21 Feb 1978 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 05 Mar 2018 17:11:12 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199514 Amendment of pleadings in a pending Letters Patent appeal that introduces a new statutory defence and fresh disputed facts requires trial-level evidence; the High Court cannot itself act as a court of first instance and record findings on issues not previously tried, and consent cannot confer such jurisdiction. The retroactive operation of section 13(3A) of the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1956 was upheld as constitutionally valid and applicable to pending proceedings. Section 17E was treated as an additional remedy and not the exclusive bar to a tenant's challenge to an eviction decree in a pending appeal. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 21 Feb 1978 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199514