A. K. Gupta And Sons vs Damodar Valley Corporation on 10 September, 1965
We are unable to share the view taken by the High Court.
The High Court had relied on A. K. Gupta & Sons Ltd. v.
Damodar Valley Corporation.(1) In that case the plaintiff
had sought a declaration of his rights under the terms of a
contract. The suit was decreed. But, as the first
appellate Court had reversed the decree on the ground that
section 42 of the Specific Relief Act barred the grant of a
mere declaratory decree in such a case, the appellant had
sought leave, by filing an amendment application in its
second appeal before the High Court seeking to add a relief
to recover such monies as may be found due to him on proper
accounting. By a majority, the view expressed by this Court
was that the amendment should be allowed although the Court
affirmed the principle that, as a rule, a party should not
be allowed, by means of an amendment, to set up a new cause
of action particularly when a suit on the new case or cause
of action is barred by time.