RICHARD LEE versus GIRISH SONI AND ANR.
The Supreme Court exercised its power under Order I, Rule 10 CPC suo motu to implead the firm and its partners as proper parties for complete adjudication in the eviction petition, clarifying they are not necessary parties from the petitioner's perspective but are proper parties for resolution of the dispute.
- Parties
- Appellant: Richard Lee; Respondents: Girish Soni and another
- Jurisdiction
- India
- Judgment Date
- 02 February 2017
- Procedural Posture
- Civil Appeal / Supreme Court Appeal From a High Court Order
- Outcome
- Appeal disposed of
- Legal Topics
- Impleadment of Parties, Order I Rule 10 CPC, Eviction Petition, Determination of Proper and Necessary Party
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Parties
Richard Lee
Appellant
Girish Soni and another
Respondents
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Supreme Court Appeal From a High Court Order
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the appellant and the firm K.K. Lee and its partners should be impleaded as parties in the eviction petition before the Rent Controller
Ratio Decidendi
The Supreme Court exercised its power under Order I, Rule 10 CPC suo motu to implead the firm and its partners as proper parties for complete adjudication in the eviction petition, clarifying they are not necessary parties from the petitioner's perspective but are proper parties for resolution of the dispute.
Court Disposition
Appeal disposed of
Orders
- Firm K.K. Lee and its partners to be impleaded as additional respondents in the eviction proceedings before the Rent Controller, Delhi.
- All parties directed to appear before the Rent Controller on 1.3.2017.
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