Principle

CIVIL PROCEDURE – Pleadings – Amendment of Pleadings – Amendment Seeking to Deprive Party of Vested Right

Area of law
CIVIL PROCEDURE
Court
Supreme Court

An amendment that would deprive a party of a vested right will not be allowed. Vested rights include rights acquired under a judgment, settlement, or statutory provision. The principle protects parties from losing rights they have already obtained through litigation or agreement. The court will…

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