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Multiplicity of Litigation

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Order VI Rule 17 CPC | Amendment of Pleadings Permissible Even After Trial Commencement for Subsequent Events : Karnataka HC
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|Karnataka High Court

Order VI Rule 17 CPC | Amendment of Pleadings Permissible Even After Trial Commencement for Subsequent Events : Karnataka HC

Karnataka High Court rules that pleadings can be amended under Order VI Rule 17 CPC to include subsequent events affecting possession, even after trial commencement, to prevent multiplicity of litigation and uphold substantive justice. The decision clarifies that procedural rigidity should not override equitable considerations in property disputes.