Sri Gurumurthy v. Smt Munilakshmamma
Case brief
What is this about?
Certiorari against rejection of Order VI Rule 17 CPC amendment application; correction of typographical error in father's name (Nanjappa N instead of Gangappa N) in plaint and decree of partition suit O.S.No.8562/2024 settled before the Lok Adalat; respondents consented to the correction; amendment of plaint permitted and decree correction ordered; no costs. Keywords: Karnataka High Court, writ petition, certiorari, amendment of plaint, typographical/clerical error, Lok Adalat compromise decree, correction of decree, partition and separate possession, XIV Addl. City Civil Judge Bengaluru, Order VI Rule 17 CPC, Articles 226 and 227.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition allowed; the order dated 10.07.2025 passed on I.A.No.4 in O.S.No.8562/2024 by the XIV Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru City, set aside; I.A.No.4 allowed and the petitioners permitted to carry out the necessary amendment in the plaint; the Trial Court directed to carry out the necessary correction in the decree; no order as to costs.