HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA C.R.P. No. 1444 of 2007 DATED: 28.10.2009 Between: M/s.Rama Dharam Kanta M/s.Rama Dharam Kanta .. Petitioners and Ramniklal Kamdar .. Respondent O R D E R:- This Civil Revision Petition is directed against the order dated 09.03.2007 passed in I.A. No. 2729 of 2005 in O.S. No.1460 of 2003 whereby the petition filed by the petitioners-defendants under Order 6 Rule 17 CPC praying to permit them to amend their written statement by adding the names of T.Rama Rao and Kamala Prakash after the words “for a period of 25 years” in paragraphs 4 at line 5”, was dismissed. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned counsel for the respondent and perused the material placed on record. Though the petitioners by way of amendment to the written statement, sought to permit them to add the above named two persons after the words “for a period of 25 years”, the fact remains, in the lease deed dated 21.04.1995, to which one of the above named persons, namely T. Rama Rao, is an attested witness, it is mentioned that the lease is for a period of five years. The petitioners filed the present application after commencement of the trial and while the matter is coming up for the cross-examination of the petitioners-defendants. The petitioners-defendants having failed to show that despite due diligence, they could not move the present application at an earlier point of time, the Court below rightly refused to allow the amendment as sought for. In that view of the matter, I find no reason whatsoever to interfere with the order under revision in exercise of supervisory jurisdiction of this Court under Article 227 of the Constitution of India. There is no merit in the C.R.P. and the same is accordingly dismissed. No costs. ______________ N.V.RAMANA, J 28.10.2009 bcj