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Order VI Rule 17 CPC Amendment of pleadings

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 · Edition: User-supplied Law Library CPC page, attributed to India Code as on 10 January 2026; retrieved 6 November 2026

1[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.

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Judgments on Order VI Rule 17

LOK 2026 (10) SC 121 · Supreme Court of India

Haramani Sahoo v. Lalita Nayak

Equivalent citations: 2026 INSC 1112 : 2026 KLT OnLine 4675

SubjectCivil Law
JudgesJustice B.V. Nagarathna, Justice R. Mahadevan
ActsCode of Civil Procedure, 1908 - Order VI Rule 17

Order VI Rule 17 CPC confers discretionary power to permit amendments necessary for determining real questions in controversy. Post commencement of trial, the proviso requires satisfaction of due diligence. Subsequent discovery of a compromise decree (in T.S. No. 105 of 1998) directly affecting title to…

LOK 2026 (9) SC 170 · Supreme Court of India

Shiv Charan Das v. Tata Communications Ltd.

SubjectCivil Law
JudgesJustice Dipankar Datta, Justice Sheel Nagu
ActsCode of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC) — Order VII Rule 11 & Order VI Rule 17

Appellant challenged the termination of his service by seeking reinstatement in a civil suit. The trial court rejected the plaint under Order VII Rule 11 CPC on the ground that Section 14(1)(b) of the Specific Relief Act, 1963 bars specific performance of personal service contracts,…