Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (V of 1908) Order 1, Rule 15, Order 6 Rule 17 – Amendment of Plaint – Initially the plaintiff had filed a suit for grant of permanent injunction against the private defendants on the allegations that they were threatening to dig up the water pipes buried by him under the road for the purpose of irrigation of his fields - There is no mention in the plaint with regard to Punjab Mandi Board cancelling the permission granted to the plaintiff or threatening to remove those pipes – Nature of suit is also sought to be changed by turning it into a suit for declaration and permanent injunction instead of the original suit for permanent injunction only - The applications under Order 1 Rule 10 CPC and Order 6 Rule 17 CPC could not be allowed under the circumstances - Trial Court was fully justified in dismissing both the application.
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