- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:44983 WP No. 32404 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRADEEP SINGH YERUR WRIT PETITION NO.32404 OF 2025 (GM-CPC) BETWEEN: SMT. RENUKAMMA W/O LATE K PAPAYYA AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS R/AT NO 310, 5TH MAIN ROAD, BEML LAYOUT, BASAVESHWARANAGAR BENGALURU - 560 079 …PETITIONER (BY SRI.D.R.RAVISHANKAR., SR.ADVOCATE FOR SRI. SARAVANA S.,ADVOCATE) AND: MR. B G MURALIDHAR S/O B P GOPALAKRISHNAN AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS R/AT NO 103, BRINDAVAN MODEL HOUSE STREET BASAVANAGUDI BENGALURU - 560 004 …RESPONDENT (BY SRI.PRAKASH B.N.,ADVOCATE) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO SET ASDIE THE ORDER DATED 10.10.2025 ON THE APPLICATION FILED UNDER ORDER VI RULE 17 OF THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE IN O.S.NO. 6653/2022 PASSED BY THE C/c XLIII ADDL. CITY CIVIL & SESSIONS JUDGE,BENGALURU VIDE ANNEXURE-E. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: Digitally signed by GAVRIBIDANUR SUBRAMANYA GUPTA SREENATH Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:44983 WP No. 32404 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRADEEP SINGH YERUR ORAL ORDER Heard learned senior counsel - Sri D.R. Ravishankar on behalf of learned counsel - Sri Saravana .S for petitioner as well as learned counsel - Sri Prakash B.N. for caveator/respondent. 2. This petition is filed by the petitioner/defendant being aggrieved by the order passed by the trial Court rejecting the application filed under Order VI Rule 17 of the Code of Civil Procedure for amendment of the written statement. 3. Parties are referred to as per their ranking before the trial Court. 4. The respondent/plaintiff filed a suit against the petitioner/defendant for specific performance of agreement of sale. In the said proceedings, when the matter was set down for arguments of the defendant, an application came to be filed by the defendant seeking amendment of the written statement for insertion of paragraphs 8A, 8B, 8C, 10A and 10B in the written statement to clarify certain aspects. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:44983 WP No. 32404 of 2025 5. The learned trial Judge after hearing learned counsels for both parties was not satisfied with the reasons provided by the defendant and rejected the application. The trial Court observed that in pursuance of the suit summons, the defendant appeared and filed the written statement. Thereafter, the plaintiff was examined as PW.1 and got marked Ex.P1 to Ex.P9 and the defendant was examined as DW.1 and power of attorney of defendant was examined as DW.2 and Ex.D1 was marked at the trial. However, at the fag end of the trial, when the matter was set down for arguments, the present application is filed. The objection of the plaintiff has been noted by the learned trial Judge and rejected the application. 6. Learned senior counsel appearing for petitioner/defendant reiterating the grounds urged in the petition and so also the averments made in the affidavit accompanying the application seeks to allow the petition and permit the defendant to amend the written statement. 7. Learned counsel for respondent seeks to sustain the impugned order passed by the trial Court and to dismiss the petition relying upon the judgment of the Hon'ble Apex Court in - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:44983 WP No. 32404 of 2025 the case of J. Samuel and others - Gattu Mahesh and others reported in (2012)2 SCC 300. 8. I have perused the affidavit accompanying the application filed under Order VI Rule 17 of the Code of Civil Procedure for amendment of the written statement. In the affidavit, the defendant has narrated several aspects, more particularly in paragraphs 4,5 and 6, the defendant has assigned reasons for seeking amendment of the written statement and the same have not been considered by the trial Court. 9. On perusal of the impugned order, it is seen that the trial Court has not assigned proper reasons for rejection of the application filed under Order VI Rule 17 of the Code of Civil Procedure. Having regard to the material placed on record, this Court deems it appropriate to interfere with the impugned order passed by the trial Court and remit the matter to the trial Court to reconsider and pass orders afresh on the application filed for amendment of the written statement, by providing proper reasons and finding on the application. 10. Under the circumstances, I pass the following: - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:44983 WP No. 32404 of 2025 O R D E R i) The petition is allowed. ii) The impugned order dated 10.10.2025 passed by the trial Court in O.S. No.6653/2022, is hereby set aside. iii) The matter is remitted to the trial Court for consideration of the application filed by the petitioner/defendant under Order VI Rule 17 of the Code of Civil Procedure, afresh. iv) The said application shall be disposed of by the learned Judge within a week from the date of receipt of copy of this order by providing proper reasoning. v) This Court has not expressed any opinion on merits of the application filed by the petitioner/defendant. vi) The trial Court shall consider and dispose of the application filed by the defendant under Order VI Rule 17 of CPC independently without being influenced by any of the observations made by this Court in the present petition. Sd/- (PRADEEP SINGH YERUR) JUDGE GSS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 18