Case Law Analysis
|Punjab and Haryana High Court
Order 6 Rule 17 CPC | Amendment to Include Omitted Inherited Property During Evidence Permitted Under Real Dispute Test, Costs May Apply : Punjab & Haryana HC
The Punjab & Haryana High Court held that the real dispute test under Order 6 Rule 17 CPC overrides procedural delays when amending a plaint to include inherited property omitted by accident, ensuring complete adjudication and preventing multiplicity of suits. This empowers plaintiffs to correct genuine oversights without forfeiting substantive rights, provided costs are imposed to deter frivolous amendments.