Reviewed case brief

Rajkumar Gurawara v. S.F.K.

(2008) 14 SCC 151

## Summary

CPCamendmentorder-VI-rule-17post-trialdue-diligence2002-proviso
Court
Supreme Court of India
Year
2008
Subjects
Civil Procedure Code and Law of Limitation
Reviewed
2026-06-29

Rule established

Post-trial amendment of pleadings was refused where the party's failure to include the ground earlier was due to lack of due diligence, not impossibility. The 2002 proviso to Order VI Rule 17 (no amendment after commencement of trial except due diligence) was applied strictly.

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      Held

        Ratio decidendi

        How to use it in an exam

        Editorial source

        (2008) 14 SCC 151; verified via standard CPC references

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