Ram Bilash Singh v. Md. Usman
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: amendment of written statement; Order 6 Rule 17 CPC; Order VI Rule 17; Section 151 CPC; appellate-stage amendment; typographical error/mistake; correction of date of deed of agreement (05.02.1999 in place of 05.02.1997); agreement to sale; palm tree; consideration Rs. 32, 000/-; no prejudice to plaintiff; delay in seeking amendment; no plausible explanation; cost imposed Rs. 10,000/-; S.J.T.A. No. 61 of 2012; Appeal No. 61 of 2012; 9th Additional District Judge, Begusarai; title suit decreed 2001; Patna High Court; C.Misc. No.1136 of 2019; application disposed of; Appellate Court requested to dispose appeal within two months.
What did the court decide?
Application disposed of; the impugned amendment order was effectively sustained (found a typographical correction causing no prejudice) subject to a cost of Rs. 10,000/- imposed on the respondents, payable to the petitioner within one month; the learned Appellate Court was requested to dispose of S.J.T.A. No. 61 of 2012 at the earliest, preferably within two months from receipt/production of this order.