16. Amendment of pleadings

No application for the amendment of any pleadings shall be allowed unless the Court is satisfied, for reasons to be recorded by the Court, that grave and irremediable injustice will be caused if such amendment is not permitted, and on no other ground, and that the party so applying has not been guilty of laches:

Provided that, the Court may at any time, on an application being made by any party, correct any clerical or arithmetical mistakes in the pleadings.