IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Revision No.86 of 2007 (O&M) Date of Decision : 10.12.2009 Kuldip Kaur .....Petitioner versus Dial Singh and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.B.R.Mahajan, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr.Karanjit Singh, Advocate, for respondent Nos.1 to 3. -.- 1. Whether Reporters of Local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? --- ORDER Surya Kant, J. (Oral) This revision petition is directed at the instance of the plaintiff against the order dated 12.12.2006 passed by the Civil Judge (Junior Division), Ajnala, whereby wholesome amendment of the written statement, which in a way is complete substitution of the written statement, has been allowed. Notice of motion was issued and in response thereto, learned counsel for the parties have been heard at some length. During the course of hearing, learned counsel for the respondent-defendant Nos.1 to 3 submits that the material amendment sought and permitted by the trial Court pertains to addition of preliminary C.R. No.86 of 2007 (O&M) 2 objections to the effect that the present suit is barred by principles of res- judicata and that the suit has been instituted against a dead person and is, therefore, not maintainable. He states that the entire written statement has been amended to incorporate the above-stated two objections. In my considered view, the respondent-defendant Nos.1 to 3 are not required to amend each and every paragraph of the written statement as the two objections could be introduced as preliminary objections in their written statement by keeping rest of the averments intact. There is no serious objection by learned counsel for the petitioner- plaintiff against permitting amendment to the above-noticed limited extent. Consequently, the revision petition is allowed in part; the impugned order dated 12.12.2006 is modified to the extent that the respondent-defendant Nos.1 to 3 shall be permitted to file their amended written statement raising their two preliminary objections regarding the suit being barred by principle of res-judicata and that it is not maintainable having been instituted against a dead person. Rest of the averments already made in the written statement shall remain intact. Dasti. 10-12-2009 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE