(1.) The application under Order 6 Rule 17, as is the subject matter of this petition, was filed in a suit instituted by respondent Gurdeep Singh, seeking recovery of Rs.10,00,000.00 from the petitioners, on account of damages and compensation that the plaintiff considers due to him.
(2.) In fact, vide the application the petitioners wished to incorporate in the written statement an averment that the signatures of petitioner no.1 (defendant no.1 in the suit), had been obtained by the plaintiff on blank papers at the time when she worked in his office.
(3.) Upon the aforesaid pleadings, the trial court first noticed the statutory provision, i.e. Order 6 Rule 17 CPC, further noticing that the suit was filed on 26/10/2015, with the defendants having appeared through counsel on 9/12/2015 and having filed a written statement on 23/5/2016.