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Section 153 CPC — General power to amend

The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 · Official PDF page 84

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153. General power to amend.—The Court may at any time, and on such terms as to costs or otherwise as it may think fit, amend any defect or error in any proceeding in a suit; and all necessary amendments shall be made for the purpose of determining the real question or issue raised by or depending on such proceeding.

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