https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=200722 A stay of suit under Section 10 CPC bars only steps amounting to trial or adjudication of the controversy; it does not prohibit a formal interlocutory order that does not affect the merits or determine parties' rights. Impleadment by amendment of the plaint was treated as a procedural matter, not a step in trial, because it merely adds a defendant without deciding any substantive issue. The amendment was therefore within jurisdiction and did not violate the Section 10 stay, and the revision failed while the order permitting amendment was upheld with costs. en-us Thu, 18 May 1967 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 17 Apr 2018 17:19:24 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=200722 A stay of suit under Section 10 CPC bars only steps amounting to trial or adjudication of the controversy; it does not prohibit a formal interlocutory order that does not affect the merits or determine parties' rights. Impleadment by amendment of the plaint was treated as a procedural matter, not a step in trial, because it merely adds a defendant without deciding any substantive issue. The amendment was therefore within jurisdiction and did not violate the Section 10 stay, and the revision failed while the order permitting amendment was upheld with costs. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 18 May 1967 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=200722