Towels India Export Limited v. Pladio Plastic Dies Company Private Limited and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Stage of deciding applications for amendment of written statement in appeals before Appellate Bench of Small Causes Court; distinction from additional evidence under Order 41 Rule 27 CPC; impugned orders dated 21 July 2023 deferring amendment applications till after final hearing set aside; direction to decide amendment applications before commencement of hearing; writ court decline to examine merits; power to impose exemplary costs for abuse of process; Towels India Exports Limited v. Pladio Plastic Dies Company Private Limited; writ petitions disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Orders dated 21 July 2023 passed by the Appellate Bench of Small Causes Court set aside; Appellate Bench directed to decide the applications for amendment of Written Statement before commencement of hearing of the Appeals, on their own merits and without being influenced by any observations made in the present order.