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Amendment of Pleadings | Order VI Rule 17 [CPC]: A Critical Analysis

LexForti

Considering this principle, parties in a civil suit enjoyed unrestricted access to modify their pleadings under Order VI Rule 17 of the Indian Civil Procedure Code, 1908. Keywords- Amendment of Pleadings, Civil Procedure Code 1908. Introduction. Order VI Rule 17 applies to such situations. However with the case Cropper v.

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UK Supreme Court in Jalla v Shell: the claim in Bonga spill is time barred

Conflict of Laws

The UK Supreme Court ruled that the cause of action in the aftermath of the 2011 Bonga offshore oil spill accrued at the moment when the oil reached the shore. The relevant facts are summarized by the UK Supreme Court as follows at [6] and [7]: (…) The Bonga oil field is located approximately 120 km off the coast of Nigeria.