BASAVARAJ versus INDIRA AND OTHERS

BASAVARAJ versus INDIRA AND OTHERS

The High Court's allowance of the belated amendment was set aside because respondents No.1 and 2 did not plead or demonstrate due diligence as required by Order VI Rule 17 CPC, the proposed amendment would change the fundamental character of the suit and prejudice the appellant, the remedy to challenge a consent/compromise decree lies only before the court which recorded it and the challenge was time-barred under the Limitation Act, and not all parties to the compromise decree were before the trial court; accordingly the application for amendment was dismissed and the High Court order set aside.

Parties
Appellant: Basavaraj; Respondent: Indira and Others
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
29 February 2024
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Final Judgment on Appeal to the Supreme Court
Outcome
Appeal allowed
Legal Topics
Amendment of Pleadings, Compromise Decree, Limitation, Partition
Civil Procedure Amendment of Pleadings Compromise Decree Limitation Partition

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Parties

Basavaraj

Appellant

Indira and Others

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Final Judgment on Appeal to the Supreme Court

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the High Court was justified in allowing amendment of the plaint at the fag end of trial changing the nature of the suit from partition to declaration
  2. 2 Whether an amendment under Order VI Rule 17 CPC can be allowed after commencement of trial without pleading and proving due diligence
  3. 3 Whether a consent/compromise decree can be challenged by way of amendment in a different suit and after the period of limitation

Ratio Decidendi

The High Court's allowance of the belated amendment was set aside because respondents No.1 and 2 did not plead or demonstrate due diligence as required by Order VI Rule 17 CPC, the proposed amendment would change the fundamental character of the suit and prejudice the appellant, the remedy to challenge a consent/compromise decree lies only before the court which recorded it and the challenge was time-barred under the Limitation Act, and not all parties to the compromise decree were before the trial court; accordingly the application for amendment was dismissed and the High Court order set aside.

Court Disposition

Appeal allowed

Orders

  • Impugned order of the High Court dated 18.08.2010 set aside
  • Application for amendment of the plaint dismissed