Sri Subbarayappa v. Smt Shakuntahla
Case brief
What is this about?
Amendment of plaint under Order VI Rule 17 read with Section 151 CPC allowed after commencement of trial; writ petition under Article 227 for certiorari dismissed; specific performance suit O.S. No.356/2014, Additional Senior Civil Judge and JMFC, Magadi; agreement dated 29.09.1995 for Rs. 5,10,000/- renewed lastly 13.01.2011; defendants 3 to 80 impleaded as pendente-lite purchasers; contentions: new case introduced, cause of action changed, amendment delayed nearly 7 years without explanation; Trial Court findings: amendment elaborated non-execution of sale deed despite partition decree, additional cause of action, suit comprehensive, nature unharmed, precedents inapplicable; no perversity or erroneousness; High Court of Karnataka, W.P. No.21073 of 2021 (GM-CPC), Dr. Justice K. Manmadha Rao, decided 25.09.2025.
What did the court decide?
None; the writ petition was dismissed.