,''. HIQH COURT QF JUDICATURE AT SiLASPUR. CHHATTSSQARH HON'BLE S,R. NAYAK-. CJ, N0. §334 OF 2005 PETIT!ONER Manoj Readymade -Stores ^E-ce-r.inA&iT Through : Proprietor Gopiram Agrawal Mte'.,M^^s,i Kundan la! Agrawai Aged about 60 years R/o - Kotraroad Satugudi Chowk Raigarh Vs. 1. Vivek Agrawal -S/o Parmanand Agrawa! S3 A .MTiCC A9ed about 28 years, roo Subhash iu- Chowk Ralgarh, Dlstt.- Ralgarh (C.G.) 2. Ashlsh Agr-awal S/o Pas-Kiart-and Agrawal Aged about 22 years R/o Subhash Chowk Raigarh Dlstt." Raigarh (C.Q.) 3. Parmanand Agmvvai S/o Late Binsriiai Agrawal Occupatjon- Business, R/o- Subhssh ChOVyR R^Jg^fh, DJStt.- R^ly^fh PresBQt^ 'jVlfS. Hanild^ SlddJQUQ. iosmod COLTSSQE for tho DotJtionsf, Mr. P. Diwaker, -Sr. Advocate wlth Mr. AHQQP r^ajumdar. learned coun^ei for the respondente. ORAL (Passed on 121" January, 2008) The petitloner is the It js that the flled written he to know that the sult schedule property Is decSared to be Qovernment MazuE land. !n that view of the matter, the petitiQner - made an appHcation under Order S Ru!e 17 C.P.C. to amend the wrltten statement and that appiicatjon has been rejected by the learnsd tria! Judge. Hence, thls petEtlon under ArticJe 227 of the Constjtution of india (2) The p!ea sought to be raised in the written statement by way of arnendment, It js trite, is a formldable defence that is availabie to the defendant. !f the above assertion made by the petitjoner Is correct, It is ^— IIBUI in - 9^ nobodv s C3SS that thls pioa ^y^s avBiiBbls So ths DQtition-of '"° dofQndant WhOFs ho flted ths' WfltteH Steteff^OHt. JH th8t vlew Ofths ITIBttef. It 18 JUSt 8nd to ailow the appllcatjon. (3) In the resuiS, the writ Is and the Impugned order Is set aside. The filed by the petitloner - defendant under Order 6 Ruie 17 C.P.C. for amendrnent of written statenierst Is a!!o\¥edas pr-ayed for. The trlal Judge is a'irected to expedite the tria! of the suit. NQ costs. Sd/- Chief Justice