1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.7896 OF 2009 Prabhakar Yadneshwar Joshi ...Petitioner vs. Prakash Gajanan Phatak ...Respondent Mr.R.R.Salvi for the petitioner Mr.M.S.Karnik for respondent no.1 CORAM :A.S.OKA,J. DATE : OCTOBER 6, 2009 P.C. 1 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner. By the impugned order, an application for amendment of the written statement made by the petitioner-defendant at the stage when recording of the evidence had been already commenced has been rejected. Considering the nature of the amendment and considering the stage at which such application was made, at this stage, no interference is called for. 2 It will be open for the petitioner to challenge the impugned order while preferring an appeal against the decree in the suit if it be adverse to him. 3 By keeping the said right reserved, no interference is made and the petition is rejected. All contentions of the parties on merits are kept open. JUDGE