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Section 16 in The Code Of Civil Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2002 [Entire Act]
Vidyabai & Ors vs Padmalatha & Anr on 12 December, 2008
Relying on the judgments given by the Hon'ble Supreme
Court in the case of Vidyabai and others vs. Padmalatha and
another reported in 2009(4) Mh.L.J. 30 and the judgment given by
this Court in the case of Chhabubai Haribhau Badakh vs. S.H.
Khatod and Sons and another reported in 2009(6) Mh.L.J. 760, it is
submitted that the application filed by the petitioner seeking
permission to amend the written statement, after commencement of
the trial and in the absence of averments to show that inspite of due
diligence the defendant could not bring on record the facts sought to
be incorporated by the proposed amendment, the civil application is
liable to be dismissed and it is rightly dismissed by the learned trial
Judge. It is submitted that the impugned order does not suffer from
any illegality or irregularity and it need not be interfered with and it is
prayed that the petition be dismissed with costs.
Section 122 in The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 [Entire Act]
Section 4 in The Amending Act, 1897 [Entire Act]
Section 1 in The Amending Act, 1897 [Entire Act]
Section 4 in The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 [Entire Act]
Iridium India Telecom Ltd vs Motorola Inc on 5 January, 2005
4. Shri P.D. Randive, learned Advocate for the petitioner has
submitted that the embargo created by the proviso below Rule 17 of
Order VI of the Code of Civil Procedure will not be applicable. It is
submitted that the provisions of Order VI Rule 17 of the Code of Civil
Procedure as amended by the Maharashtra Amendment of 1983
govern the trial of civil suits by the Courts in Maharashtra. It is
submitted that Section 122 of the Code of Civil Procedure recognizes
the rule making powers of the High Court, and the Maharashtra
Amendment of 1983 which amends the Code of Civil Procedure in so
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far as it is applicable to the State of Maharashtra, is a special law and it
will prevail. It is submitted that Section 4 of the Code of Civil
Procedure saves the Maharashtra Amendment of 1983 to the Code of
Civil Procedure and the Maharashtra Amendment of 1983 will be
applicable even after the amendment of the Code of Civil Procedure on
01-07-2002. The learned Advocate for the petitioner has relied on the
judgment given by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Iridium
India Telecom Ltd. v. Motorola Inc. reported in AIR 2005 SC 514(1),
particularly paragraph No.44 of the judgment and has submitted that
Section 97(1) of the Amending Act has the effect of sweeping away the
amendments made and the provisions inserted in the Principal Act by
the State Legislature, or the High Court in exercise of its delegated
powers of legislation, and to declare that all such amendments
inconsistent with the provisions of the Code would stand repealed. It
is submitted that thus considering the conjoint effect of the provisions
of Section 4 and Section 122 of the Code of Civil Procedure and
Section 97(1) of the Amending Act, it has to be held that the proviso
below Rule 17 of Oder VI of the Code of Civil Procedure, which is
added in the Central Act will not apply to the civil suits tried by the
Courts situated in the State of Maharashtra as there is no such proviso
below Rule 17 of Order VI of the Code of Civil Procedure as amended
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by the Maharashtra Amendment of 1983. It is submitted that
therefore, the amendment sought by the petitioner has to be liberally
considered and allowed on the general principles and it cannot be
rejected in view of the embargo created by the proviso below Rule 17
of Order VI of the Code of Civil Procedure (Central Act) and on the
ground that the petitioner has not been able to show that inspite of
due diligence he cannot bring on the record the facts sought to be
brought on the record by the proposed amendment. It is prayed that
the impugned order be set aside and the application filed by the
petitioner seeking permission to amend the written statement be
allowed.