Amendment of pleadings
Pleadings generally, in the First Schedule to The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
1 [17. Amendment of pleadings.--The Court may at any stage of the proceedings allow either party to alter or amend his pleadings in such manner and on such terms as may be just, and all such amendments shall be made as may be necessary for the purpose of determining the real questions in controversy between the parties :
Provided that no application for amendment shall be allowed after the trial has commenced, unless the Court comes to the conclusion that in spite of due diligence, the party could not have raised the matter before the commencement of trial.
1. Subs. by Act 22 of 2002, s. 7, for rules 17 and 18 (w.e.f. 1-7-2002).
How this Rule is cited
It is written both ways, and both mean this Rule: Order VI Rule 17 CPC and Order 6 Rule 17 CPC. Pleadings usually take the arabic form, judgments usually the numeral.
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