IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.R.No.1121 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision : 20.9.2010 Didar Singh and another ....Petitioners Versus Punna Singh and others ...Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE MAHESH GROVER .... Present : Mr.A.P.Singh, Advocate for the petitioners. None for respondent No.1. ..... MAHESH GROVER, J. The petitioners are aggrieved by the order dated 12.12.2009 by which their prayer for amendment of the written statement has been declined. Respondent No.1 had filed some objection before the executing Court during the pendency of the instant suit which was declined by the Court of Civil Judge (Sr.Division), Gurdaspur vide order dated 8.2.2005 against which a revision petition was preferred which was also dismissed on 27.5.2005. The petitioners thus wanted to incorporate a plea in the written statement to that effect that the instant suit was barred under Section 47 CPC. Their prayer having been declined by virtue of the impugned order, the instant revision petition has been filed in which learned counsel for the petitioners contended that the impugned order C.R.No.1121 of 2010 (O&M) -2- has been passed on reasons extraneous to the controversy which has also not been correctly addressed by the trial Court. No one has put in appearance on behalf of respondent No.1. After hearing the learned counsel for the petitioners, I am of the opinion that the impugned order deserves to be set aside. The objection which the petitioners wanted to incorporate in the written statement has not been met with by giving any cogent reason while declining the application under Order 6 Rule 17 CPC. This objection being legal could also be raised at any stage. The Court was not right in holding that merely because the parties had already led their evidence, the amendment cannot be allowed. Since the legal proposition is permissible to be raised at any stage, it would not have prejudiced the case of respondent No.1. Therefore, the impugned order is set aside and the prayer of the petitioners for amendment of written statement is accepted. The petitioners shall now be permitted to file the amended written statement on or before the next date of hearing before the trial Court and permitted to take the objection stated therein. Petition allowed. 20.9.2010 (MAHESH GROVER) JUDGE dss