SHRIMONI GURDWARA COMMITTEE vs JASWANT SINGH

The Supreme Court dismissed the special leave petition against the High Court's order which set aside the petitioner's application for amendment of the written statement under Order 6, Rule 17 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. The Court held that the proposed amendment was mutually destructive to the original pleadings, as the petitioner denied Isher Singh's title while simultaneously claiming a gift from him. The Court found no error in the High Court's refusal to allow the amendment due to unexplained delay and the nature of the pleadings.