Bombay High Court Allows Amendment of Written Statement to Include Adverse Possession Plea Despite Earlier Rejection, Holding Res Judicata Not Applicable to Interlocutory Orders. The court set aside the trial court's order and permitted the amendment subject to costs, emphasizing that principles of res judicata do not bar subsequent applications for amendment of pleadings when the earlier rejection was based on a different factual scenario.
14 Jan 2010The petitioners, defendants in a suit for perpetual injunction relating to immovable property, had initially filed a reply to the plaintiffs' applicat...




