Supreme Court rules no notice needed for plaint amendments linked to main cause of action

The Supreme Court ruled that amendments to a plaint linked to the main cause of action do not require prior notice to the government under Section 80 of the Code of Civil Procedure. This decision clarifies that such amendments are part of a continuous cause of action. The case involved Pam Developments Pvt. Ltd., which challenged its debarment by the West Bengal Public Works Department. The Court found that subsequent debarment orders were connected to the original case and did not create a new cause of action. The Court upheld the Calcutta High Court's decision to allow the amendment without requiring notice, stating that the ongoing nature of the debarment orders justified this approach. The appeal by the State of West Bengal was dismissed.