Summary: Amendment in pleadings --- The petitioner challenged the order dated 02.03.2024 by the Additional District Judge, Sialkot, which allowed the respondent's application for amendment of pleadings and remanded the consolidated judgment and decree of the Trial Court dated 30.03.2023. The respondent had filed suits for declarations and permanent injunctions concerning property ownership and alleged unauthorized constructions by other parties, including the petitioner. ---Issues: 1. Whether the amendment of pleadings changing the nature and character of the original suits was permissible under the law. 2. Whether the appellate court's decision to remand the case for fresh consideration post-amendment was justified. ----Holding/Reasoning/Outcome: The High Court held that the amendment sought by the respondent, which included a claim for possession based on alleged dispossession during the pendency of the suits, did not alter the fundamental nature of the original suits. It was deemed a necessary clarification of the relief sought, which is permissible under the law if it helps determine the real questions in controversy and does not inflict injustice upon the other party. ----Outcome: The petition was dismissed, upholding the lower appellate court’s order to allow amendment of the pleadings and remand the case for further proceedings. The court emphasized that such amendments serve the interests of justice by clarifying the issues for determination without fundamentally changing the case's nature. ----Citations/Precedents: Saddaruddin (deceased) through LRs v. Sultan Khan (deceased) through LRs and others, 2021 SCMR 642 Sultan Muhammad and another v. Muhammad Qasim and others, 2010 SCMR 1630 Mst. Arshan Bi through Mst. Fatima Bi and others v. Maula Bakhsh through Mst. Ghulam Safoor and others, 2003 SCMR 318 Altaf Hussain alias Mushtaq Ahmed v. Muhammad Din and others, 2010 CLC 1646 Asif Hussain and another v. Mst. Bakho alias Bakhto (deceased) through Legal Heirs, 2021 YLR 573 Khalid & Company through Proprietor v. Cantonment Board, Malir through President, Commander Station Headquarter, Malir Cantonment and Cantonment Executive Officer, Karachi, PLD 2002 Karachi 502 Muhammad Anwar and another v. Additional District Judge, Toba Tek Singh and 4 others, 2012 CLC 1976 Muhammad Mian v. Syed Shamimullah and 2 others, 1995 SCMR 69 Ahmad Din v. Muhammad Shafi, PLD 1971 SC Zubaida Bibi v. Hashmat Bibi, 1993 SCMR 1882 Muhammad Saleem Naseem v. Additional District Judge, Dunyapur and 12 others, 2021 CLC 87 Ahmed Bakhsh v. Imam Bakhsh and others, 2023 CLC 1076