JUDGEMENT
AJAY MOHAN GOEL, J. -
(1.)By way of this petition filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, the petitioners/defendants have assailed order
dated 26.09.2018, passed by the Court of learned Senior Civil Judge,
Court No. I, Amb in CMA No. 40/VI/2018 (Reg. No. 117/18), Civil Suit
No. 169/I/2007, titled as Bhajan Singh Vs. Gulzar Singh and others, vide
which, an application filed under Order 6 Rule 17 of the Code of Civil
Procedure by the respondent/plaintiff stands allowed by the learned Trial
Court.
(2.)Brief facts necessary for the adjudication of present petition are that a suit for injunction is pending adjudication before the
learned Trial Court, which has been filed by the respondent/plaintiff
against the petitioners/defendants. This suit was filed in the month of
October, 2007. When the Civil Suit was at the stage of hearing, an
application was filed by the plaintiff before the learned Trial Court under
Order VI, Rule 17 of the Code of Civil Procedure for amendment of the
plaint, inter alia, on the ground that defendants had preferred an appeal
against the order dated 28.02.2000, passed by the Land Reforms Officer
before the Divisional Commissioner, Kangra at Dharamshala, which was
pending adjudication. This fact was realized by the plaintiff when the case
was being prepared for the purpose of arguments and the amendment
sought for could not be incorporated in the plaint earlier erroneously and
due to due to over sight. On these counts, prayer was made for
permission to amend the plaint in the following terms:
"(i) That the applicant wants to add the following words "till the final decision of revenue authorities" after the word "HP" and before the word "Under Section" in the sub para (b) of the head note of the plaint as well as in prayer.
(ii) That the applicant further wants to delete the words "do so till final partition of land detailed in para (a) of the head note of the plaint in the end of para No. 4 of the plaint by adding words "take forcible possession of land as described in sub para (b) of the head note of the plaint till the decision of revenue authorities against the appeal preferred by the defendants."
(3.)This application stands allowed by the learned Trial Court vide impugned order by assigning reasons that the amendment
would facilitate the adjudication of the suit and further the nature of the
suit would not be changed in case the amendment was permitted to be
incorporated.
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