on record. Application under Order 6 Rule 17 CPC was also not maintainable to amend a written statement which actually did not exist on the record being without signatures or verification. There appears to be force in the contention of counsel for the plaintiff- respondent that technically the application under Order 6 Rule 17 CPC is not properly drafted and no details have been given in the application regarding the pleas which were sought to be incorporated by way of amendment. I have also gone through the detailed written statement, copy of which has been placed on record as annexure P-4. The order of the trial Court, if appreciated in context to the statutory provisions and legal technicalities, seems to be an appropriate order but considering the said order in context to the framework of the Code of Civil Procedure and the broad principles of the rules of natural justice, is apparently an erroneous order as it had deprived the defendant- petitioners to place on record a properly signed and verified written statement. It is apparent from the conduct of the defendantpetitioners that a casual approach has been adopted in filing an unsigned written statement without verification. Instead of filing the application under Order 6 Rule 17 CPC, the inherent powers of the trial Court could have been invoked seeking permission to place on record a proper written statement which could have been allowed in the interest of justice.
