IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.3145/2008 Mrs.Sumita R.Patil and ors. Petitioners Vs. Smt.Raibai Patil (since deceased Respondents through legal heirs) Sandeep Bhagat advocate for the petitioners Coram : A.M.Khanwilkar,J. Date :11.7.2008 P.C. Heard counsel for the petitioners .I see no reason to depart from the view taken by the Trial Court in rejecting the prayer for amendment of written statement at the instance of the petitioner .The argument of the petitioner that , in present case , written statement was filed prior to coming in to force of the Amendment Act , is of no avail. For the amendment sought by the petitioner is found to be after thought and belated one. 2 That plea was available to the petitioner and ought to have been taken at the first instance. More so , the petitioner has not spelt out even one good reason as to what prevented him from moving application to permit amendment of written statement at such belated stage . In the circumstances , the petition is dismissed. (A.M.Khanwilkar,J.)