K. KANNAN vs K. JAYALAKSHMI — C.A. No. 7875/2004

Case Summary: K. Kannan v. K. Jayalakshmi Outcome: The Supreme Court allowed K. Kannan's appeal on December 6, 2004, setting aside the Trial Court and High Court orders that had rejected his application to amend the divorce plaint. The Court held that the amendment application under Order VI Rule 17 CPC was permissible as it sought to plead specific instances of alleged cruelty necessary to determine the real questions in controversy. Next Steps: The proposed amendments shall be incorporated into the plaint, and the First Additional Judge Family Court shall proceed to hear and decide the divorce suit under Section 13(1) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 in accordance with law. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.