Shreekant Javalgekar v. Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd.
Amendment of plaint – correction of inadvertent typographical error in prayer clause – inclusion of interest in claimed amount
Case brief
What is this about?
Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd. v. Ft Knowledge Management Company Ltd. (FTKMC) & Ors., Commercial Suit No. 20 of 2015, Bombay HC Commercial Division, order dated 09.12.2025 (Arif S. Doctor, J.): interim application for amendment allowed; prayer clause (a) corrected from Rs. 8.82 crores to Rs. 15,03,96,196/- (claim inclusive of interest per particulars of claim); Rabo Bank v. State Bank of India distinguished — interest excludable only where introduced by praecipe at part-heard stage without amendment; plaintiff entitled to include interest in amount claimed at filing; amendment in two weeks, reverification dispensed, written statements in two weeks. Keywords: amendment of plaint; Schedule-A; inadvertent typographical error; interest; suit valuation; pre-trial stage; no prejudice; Crawford Bayley & Co.; The Law Point.
What did the court decide?
Interim Application allowed in terms of prayer clause (a): amendments sought in Schedule-A permitted; amendment to be carried out within two weeks; reverification dispensed with; Defendants to file written statements to the amended Plaint within two weeks of service thereof.