Rule 17 – Order VI CPC – Clerical Mistake in Verification of Pleadings can be Rectified

Rohit Surfactants Private Limited Vs Kanodia Salt Company Ltd (Allahabad High Court) In Regu Mahesh (Supra), the Court while dealing with compliance of Rule 15 (2) of Order VI relying upon its earlier judgment in case of A. Sapa Vs. Singora, 1991 (3) SCC 375, held that defect in verification or an affidavit is curable. The Court also explained the difference between a curable defect and a defect continuing in the verification of affidavit without any effort being made to cure the defect. In the present case, the mistake/defect which had occurred in the verification of the last page of the plai...