Balwant Singh vs Bachan Singh And Ors.

The appellant sought leave to amend the plaint under Order 6 Rule 17 of the Code of Civil Procedure to correct clerical errors in land survey numbers and add references to a registered will and prior judgments. The legal issue pertains to the permissibility of amending the plaint to correct descriptive errors and incorporate omitted material facts. The court examined whether such amendments were necessary for the effective adjudication of the dispute.