https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299469 Where the Specific Relief Act permits a plaintiff to seek compensation or damages in lieu of or in addition to specific performance, the court must allow amendment of the plaint at any stage to include that relief. That statutory mandate limits the discretion under Order VI Rule 17 CPC, so delay alone cannot justify refusal. A separate land acquisition apportionment proceeding also does not bar amendment, because it concerns distribution of compensation and does not determine the plaintiff's independent claim in the suit. The refusal to permit amendment on those grounds was therefore unsustainable, and the revision succeeded. en-us Mon, 03 Nov 2003 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 15 Dec 2021 18:26:51 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299469 Where the Specific Relief Act permits a plaintiff to seek compensation or damages in lieu of or in addition to specific performance, the court must allow amendment of the plaint at any stage to include that relief. That statutory mandate limits the discretion under Order VI Rule 17 CPC, so delay alone cannot justify refusal. A separate land acquisition apportionment proceeding also does not bar amendment, because it concerns distribution of compensation and does not determine the plaintiff's independent claim in the suit. The refusal to permit amendment on those grounds was therefore unsustainable, and the revision succeeded. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 03 Nov 2003 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299469