Ist Defendant Union of India, apart from disputing its maintainability on delay and laches also companytested on merits.
1/Ist Defendant Union of India and Mr. Ravi Shankar Prasad, learned senior companynsel for Respondent No.
In the said suit, the plaintiff State of Madhya Pradesh filed an application for amendment of plaint being I.A. No.4 of 2009 seeking, inter alia, the amendment to the effect that Sections 58 3 and 58 4 of the MPR Act are violative of Article 14 of the Constitution of India inasmuch as it enables the Central Government to determine without any guidelines the manner of exercise of power while deciding the basis of apportionment of the assets and liabilities of the successor Boards.
