https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299463 An amendment of pleadings under Order VI Rule 17 CPC may be allowed when it merely quantifies damages arising from the original contract and does not introduce a new cause of action. The suit was originally based on the contract and sought settlement of accounts, fastening of liability, and recovery of unquantified damages; the proposed amendment only refined that claim into a quantified damages demand without changing the essential character of the suit. Because no fresh factual foundation was added, the amendment did not attract a limitation bar. en-us Tue, 29 Oct 1996 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 15 Dec 2021 17:40:20 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299463 An amendment of pleadings under Order VI Rule 17 CPC may be allowed when it merely quantifies damages arising from the original contract and does not introduce a new cause of action. The suit was originally based on the contract and sought settlement of accounts, fastening of liability, and recovery of unquantified damages; the proposed amendment only refined that claim into a quantified damages demand without changing the essential character of the suit. Because no fresh factual foundation was added, the amendment did not attract a limitation bar. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 29 Oct 1996 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299463