Malik Sarfrazuddin Aladatkhanji, through v. Aslam Alladatkhan Malik and 6 Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Amendment of plaint allowed by Bombay High Court (Jitendra Jain, J.) in Interim Application No.6093 of 2025 in Suit No.245 of 2023; impleadment of Aditya Birla Housing Finance Limited as defendant No.6 pursuant to mortgage deed dated 25 September 2024 executed post-filing; Lis Pendens Notice dated 25 July 2024 brought on record; amendment necessary for adjudication; respondents' liberty to object preserved; compliance within four weeks; proposed defendant refused service. Keywords: amendment, impleadment, mortgage deed, lis pendens, post-suit event, housing finance company, Bombay High Court OOCJ.
What did the court decide?
Amendment of the plaint allowed: impleadment of defendant No.6 (Aditya Birla Housing Finance Limited, party to the mortgage deed dated 25 September 2024) and bringing on record the Lis Pendens Notice dated 25 July 2024; amendment to be carried out within four weeks and copy served on all parties; respondents free to object by an appropriate proceeding; Interim Application disposed.