IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.7219 OF 2009 ............................................................. Office Notes,Office memorandum of Coram, appearances,Court's Court's or orders or directions Judge's orders & Registrar's orders. ............................................................. Mr.Uday Warunjikar for the petitioner None for the respondent CORAM: A.S.OKA,J. DATE : SEPTEMBER 29,2009 P.C.: 1 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner. The petitioner is the first defendant whose application for filing the additional written statement has been rejected by the impugned order. In view of Rule 9 Order VIII of the Code of Civil Procedure,1908, the trial court was justified in rejecting the prayer for grant of permission to file the additional written statement. 2 If the petitioner wants to rely upon events which have taken place subsequent to the filing of written statement, it will be always open for the petitioner to take out appropriate application for amendment of the written statement. If a case is made out for amendment, the trial court is bound to entertain the said application in accordance with law. 3 Subject to what is observed above, writ petition is rejected. JUDGE