JUDGMENT

V. Kameswar Rao, J.

IAs. 18072/2019 (under Order XXIII Rule 3 read with Section 151 CPC) & 422/2020 (under Order I Rule 10 read with Section 151 CPC) in CS(OS) 872/2010

I.As. 18061/2019 (under Order XXIII Rule 1 & 3 read with Section 151 CPC) & 427/2020 (under Order I Rule 10 read with Section 151 CPC) in CS(OS) 1505/2012

1. Vide this order, I shall decide IA 18072/2019 filed under Order XXIII Rule 3 read with Section 151 CPC by the plaintiff (Manjeet Singh Kohli) and defendant nos. 1 to 9 & IA 422/2020, filed under Order I Rule 10 read with Section 151 CPC by the legal heirs of defendant no.10 (Harmeet Singh Vohra) in CS(OS) 872/2010 & IA 18061/2019 filed under Order XXIII Rule 1 and 3 read with Section 151 CPC by the plaintiff (I.P. Estates) and defendant nos. 1 to 9 and IA 427/2020 filed under Order 1 Rule 10 read with Section 151 CPC by the legal heirs of defendant no.10 in CS(OS) 1505/2012.

2. The aforesaid suits were directed to be consolidated by this Court vide order dated May 15, 2017 for the purpose of trial and Suit No. CS(OS)872/2010 was treated as a lead case. As we are concerned with the applications filed in two suits, it is important to gi