Authority: Supreme Court of India
Order Date: 29 September 2026
Case Overview
- Petitioner: Rajkumari Renuka Devi Batliwala; Respondents: Trade Impex Pvt. Ltd. and others.
- The petition is Special Leave Petition (C) No. 4059/2023 challenging the High Court of Judicature at Bombay’s order dated 30‑01‑2023 in Writ Petition No. 14547/2022, which allowed amendment of the plaint after a 26‑year lapse.
- The High Court directed the Trial Court to frame a specific issue on limitation, considering the delay in filing the chamber summons, and kept all contentions open.
- The petitioner had earlier instituted two civil suits, Suit No. 6907 of 1978 and Suit No. 536 of 1980; in the 1980 suit a similar amendment was allowed and not challenged.
- Counsel for both sides appeared before a bench of Justices Satish Chandra Sharma and Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh.
Final Outcome
- The Supreme Court found no ground to interfere with the High Court’s order and dismissed the Special Leave Petition.
- The Court directed the Trial Court handling the 1978 civil suit to expedite the trial and conclude at an early date.
- Any pending applications before the Trial Court are to be disposed of.
Topics: Legal Dispute, Civil Procedure