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22. In the case of Seeta and Ors Vs Laxmi Kom Nagesh Naik 8 it was observed if there is a joint plaint or written statement filed, an application to amend the joint pliant or written statement would have to be filed by all the Plaintiffs or all the Defendants, who have filed the said pleadings jointly. An individual plaintiff or an individual defendant cannot seek to amend the plaint or written statement filed jointly.

23. Notwithstanding the aforesaid structural defect in the Applications, the Court proposes to examine the justifiability of the proposed amendment on its own merits.