Calcutta High Court Rules on Amendment of Written Statements in Commercial Suits: Permitted Anytime Before Trial Under Order VI Rule 17 CPC. Case Title: Dredging and Desiltation Company Pvt. Ltd. v. Mackintosh Burn and Northern Express Consortium and Ors. The Calcutta High Court has held that amendment of a written statement in a commercial suit continues to be governed by the unamended provisions of Order VI Rule 17 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, and may be allowed at

Calcutta High Court clarifies that compliance with Section 12A of the Commercial Courts Act cannot be replaced by independent mediation in prior non-commercial suits. Case Title: Ramji Lal Agarwal v. Sourav Agarwal The Calcutta High Court has held that once a suit is registered as a commercial suit, the mandatory requirement of pre-institution mediation under Section 12A of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015 must be complied with, and that mediation conducted earlier in a separa