As per the case facts the Life Insurance Corporation of India appellant a defendant in a specific performance suit appealed against a High Court judgment This judgment had upheld an ... earlier order allowing the plaintiffs to amend their complaint to argue that a sale deed and a re-conveyance document were part of a single transaction The appellant opposed this amendment citing significant delay and questioning if a newly added plaintiff was a legitimate assignee The question arose whether the High Court was justified in allowing the amendment of the plaint particularly given the considerable delay and the nature of the proposed amendment Finally the Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision to allow the amendment of the plaint The Court reaffirmed the principle that amendments should generally be permitted especially before the trial begins if they are essential for the effective resolution of the main issues in dispute and do not cause irreversible harm to the opposing party or strip them of an advantage gained through an admission The Court noted that the proposed amendment was based on facts already presented in the original complaint and was necessary to clarify the relief sought The Supreme Court emphasized that judicial approach towards allowing amendments should be liberal