https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=298037 Corporate name change does not alter a company's legal identity where a fresh certificate of incorporation has been issued under the Companies Act. A plaint filed in the former corporate name may therefore be amended to reflect the new name if the company remains identifiable and no different legal person is introduced. Such correction is a misdescription, not substitution of parties, and does not create prejudice or limitation consequences. Presentation of a plaint in another court after its return under Order VII Rule 10 CPC does not change that position. Amendment of the cause title to state the new corporate name is consequently permissible. en-us Fri, 24 Aug 1979 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 06 Oct 2021 13:16:14 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=298037 Corporate name change does not alter a company's legal identity where a fresh certificate of incorporation has been issued under the Companies Act. A plaint filed in the former corporate name may therefore be amended to reflect the new name if the company remains identifiable and no different legal person is introduced. Such correction is a misdescription, not substitution of parties, and does not create prejudice or limitation consequences. Presentation of a plaint in another court after its return under Order VII Rule 10 CPC does not change that position. Amendment of the cause title to state the new corporate name is consequently permissible. Case-Laws Companies Law Fri, 24 Aug 1979 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=298037