The Supreme Court of India in Ajendraprasadji N. Pande Vs. Swami Keshavprakeshdasji N., AIR 2007 SC 806 : 2006 (10) Suppl. SCR 477 : (2006) 12 SCC 1 : 2006 (13) SCALE 525: JT 2007 (1) SC 579 held that under the proviso to Order VI Rule 17 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 no application for amendment shall be allowed after the trial has commenced, unless in spite of due diligence, the matter could not be raised before the commencement of trial. A bench comprising of Dr. Ar. Lakshmanan and Altamas Kabir. JJ. observed that the facts of the present case show that the matters which are sought to be raised by way of amendment by the appellants were well within their knowledge and manifests the absence of due diligence on the part of the appellants disentitling them to relief. No facts are pleaded nor are any grounds raised in the amendment application to even remotely contend that despite exercise of due diligence these matters could not be raised by the appellants. the bench said. ...