Colombo Shipping Co. Ltd. v. Chirayu Clothing (Pvt) Ltd. – sllr 1995 volume 2 page 097

In Colombo Shipping Co. Ltd. v. Chirayu Clothing (Pvt) Ltd., the court addressed the issue of whether an amendment to pleadings allowing the addition of a new defendant was permissible, particularly where such amendment did not resolve the substantive question of whether the petitioner consigned goods to the designated bank. The court held that the amendment failed to clarify the principal issue in dispute and did not satisfy the statutory requirements under Sections 18, 21, and 93(2) of the Civil Procedure Code, which permit amendments on or after the first trial date only in the event of grave and irremediable injustice and absence of laches. The holding reaffirmed that procedural integrity and timely application must be maintained, and the proper course in such circumstances is to insti