IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Revision No.4582 of 2008 (O&M) Date of Decision : 16.12.2009 Amar Singh .....Petitioner versus Sukhjit Singh .....Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.N.S.Swaich, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms.Harmanpreet Kaur, Advocate, for the respondent. -.- 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 against the order dated 17.4.2008 passed by the Additional Civil Judge (Senior Division), Fatehgarh Sahib, whereby an application under Order 6 Rule 17 CPC moved by the petitioner-defendant to amend the written statement at the fag end of the case, has been dismissed. The learned trial Court has observed that the written statement was filed by the petitioner-defendant on 21.9.2005 and after framing the issues on 19.10.2005, the respondent-plaintiff concluded his evidence on 28.3.2007. After availing two opportunities to lead evidence, the C.R. No.4582 of 2008 (O&M) 2 petitioner-defendant moved the application to amend the written statement. Notice of motion was issued and pursuant thereto, counsel for the parties have been heard at some length and also perused the impugned order. Keeping in view the proviso added to Order 6 Rule 17 CPC in the year 2002, amendment of the pleadings cannot be ordinarily permitted after commencement of the trial. No case to interfere with the impugned order is made out by this Court in exercise of its revisional jurisdiction. Dismissed. 16-12-2009 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE