https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=284610 A pre-trial amendment to a plaint was permitted where the existing pleading already alleged fraud, diversion of funds, and personal liability of directors. The court held that expressly adding a plea for lifting the corporate veil did not introduce a new cause of action or alter the nature and character of the suit; it only elaborated an existing case. Applying the liberal approach to amendment of pleadings, the court noted that the merits of the proposed amendment were not to be finally decided at that stage and that the amendment was necessary to determine the real controversy without prejudicing the defendants. en-us Mon, 19 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 19 Jul 2021 14:25:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=284610 A pre-trial amendment to a plaint was permitted where the existing pleading already alleged fraud, diversion of funds, and personal liability of directors. The court held that expressly adding a plea for lifting the corporate veil did not introduce a new cause of action or alter the nature and character of the suit; it only elaborated an existing case. Applying the liberal approach to amendment of pleadings, the court noted that the merits of the proposed amendment were not to be finally decided at that stage and that the amendment was necessary to determine the real controversy without prejudicing the defendants. Case-Laws Companies Law Mon, 19 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=284610