Late Amendment to Property Dispute Plaint Allowed, Additional Facts Must Have Direct Nexus With Existing Controversy: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of India has allowed an amendment to a long-running property dispute involving Haramani Sahoo and others versus Lalita Nayak and others. In its judgment dated October 12, 2026, the Court set aside orders of the Orissa High Court and the trial court that had rejected the amendment application. The dispute concerns ownership and possession of land in Cuttack, Odisha. The original plaintiff, Rabindranath Sahoo, filed Civil Suit…