https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299526 A plaint already claiming damages may be amended under Order VI Rule 17 CPC to quantify that existing claim and revise suit valuation, even if the application is belated, where issues have not yet been framed and the proviso is not triggered in the same manner. The amendment does not introduce a new cause of action when it merely supplies a quantified figure to a pre-existing injunction-and-damages claim arising from the same facts. Limitation and the merits of the damages claim are not finally decided at the amendment stage. The refusal of amendment was set aside and amendment was permitted on costs. en-us Mon, 24 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 18 Dec 2021 08:43:08 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299526 A plaint already claiming damages may be amended under Order VI Rule 17 CPC to quantify that existing claim and revise suit valuation, even if the application is belated, where issues have not yet been framed and the proviso is not triggered in the same manner. The amendment does not introduce a new cause of action when it merely supplies a quantified figure to a pre-existing injunction-and-damages claim arising from the same facts. Limitation and the merits of the damages claim are not finally decided at the amendment stage. The refusal of amendment was set aside and amendment was permitted on costs. Case-Laws Companies Law Mon, 24 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299526