Kanagaraj vs. Alankara – sllr 2010 volume 1 page 185

In the case between Kanagaraj (Plaintiff) and the 1st Defendant among others, the court addressed whether the 1st defendant’s application to amend the answer should be permitted after the trial date had been fixed, in light of restrictions imposed by amended Section 93 of the Civil Procedure Code. It was determined that the application to amend was not permitted due to statutory limitations which curtail the court’s discretion to allow amendments after the trial date is fixed, except in limited circumstances not established in this instance. The ruling reaffirmed the principle that amendments to pleadings after the trial date is fixed are only allowable upon satisfaction of rigorous criteria. Reliance was placed on the amended text of Section 93 and relevant case law, underlining that only