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2025 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 46160

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
M.DHANDAPANI, J
K.Karthikeyan – Appellant
Versus
Viswas Promoters Private Limited – Respondent
C.R.P.(PD)(MD)No.1613 of 2025



Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Mr.C.Vakeeswaran
For the Respondents: Mr.V.R.Shanmuganathan, Mr.K.Abdul Sabar Khan, Mr.B.Saravanan

The necessity of a party's involvement for effective court adjudication, emphasizing simultaneous consideration of intersecting claims.

Headnote:(A) Constitution of India - Article 227 - Civil Procedure Code - Order I Rule 10(2) - Revision petition challenging the dismissal of an impleading application wherein the petitioner sought to join as a party to a suit concerning property subject to prior agreements - Court finds the petitioner was not a necessary party to the original suit and directs simultaneous disposal of related suits pending in court. (Paras 1, 6, 7)

(B) Party to a Suit - The court emphasizes the importance of necessary parties for effective adjudication, clarifying that the petitioner’s presence would assist in resolving the pending disputes without causing prejudice to other parties involved in the suit. (Para 6)

Facts of the case:
The petitioner filed a petition to join an ongoing suit as a necessary party, concerning a property already disputed under existing sale agreements. The underlying matter relates to a claim of Rs.4,00,00,000/- involving multiple parties and agreements surrounding the property in question.

Findings of Court:
The trial court's order dismissing the petitioner’s impleading application was found to be prejudicial as it failed to recognize the need for the petitioner’s involvement in a comprehensive resolution of the issues at hand.

Issues: Whether the petitioner is a necessary or proper party in the suit filed by the first respondent against the second respondent regarding the property agreements.

Ratio Decidendi: The court held that while the petitioner may not have been included as a necessary party initially, his involvement is essential for a comprehensive adjudication of the issues that intersect between the suits involving the same property and agreements.

Result: The trial court is directed to allow the petitioner’s application to join the ongoing suit and dispose of both related suits simultaneously.

Table of Content
1. petitioner seeks to join existing lawsuit regarding property agreements. (Para 1 , 2 , 3)
2. arguments regarding the necessity of the petitioner in resolving related disputes. (Para 4 , 5)
3. court affirms necessity of including petitioner for complete adjudication. (Para 6 , 7)

ORDER

The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner filed an impleading petition under Order I Rule 10(2) to implead himself as proposed third defendant and I.A.No.243 of 2024 in O.S.No.369 of 2022 and the same was dismissed on the ground that the petitioner is not a necessary party. Challenging the same, the present revision petition has been filed.

2. The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the first respondent/plaintiff filed a suit for the relief of permanent injunction alleging that the first respondent entered various sale agreements and agreed to purchase the property from the second respondent and he paid advance amount approximately a sum of Rs.4,00,00,000/- not only in respect of this property and including various properties and the possession was handed over immediately based on the sale agreement. The claim was made by the first respondent in the suit schedule property on the basis of the agreement entered in between them and thereby filed suit for bare injunction and obtained injunction. When the suit is pending before the very same Court, the second respondent entered the sale agreement with the petitioner on 06.01.2023 and the same was not honoured by the second respondent. Thereby, the petitioner filed the suit in O.S.No.79 of 2025 for specific performance on the file of the learned Additional District Judge, Fast Track Court, Palani, Dindigul District(very same court) and the same is pending. Thereafter, the petitioner came to know that the first respondent already filed a suit as against the second respondent for injunction with leave of the Court to file a suit for specific performance under Order II Rule 2 and the same was ordered in favour of him. Subsequently, the petitioner came to know that the suit is pending in between them and hence the petitioner wants to implead him as a party in the suit filed under Order I Rule 10(2) and the same was dismissed simply on the ground that the petitioner is not necessary party.

3. In the suit filed by the 1st respondent, the petitioner is not a party which is pending. The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that though the petitioner is not necessary party in the suit filed by the 1st respondent, the petitioner filed subsequent suit with regard to the agreement entered between him and the second respondent. Hence by impleading himself in the suit filed by the first respondent, no prejudice would cause either to the first respondent or to the second respondent. The learned counsel for the petitioner would further submit that this Court may direct the trial Court to dispose the suits simultaneously. Accordingly he prayed for appropriate orders.

4. The learned counsel for the first respondent/plaintiff submitted that admittedly, the petitioner is not necessary party or proper party. There was an agreement prior to the petitioner. Knowing very well, the injunction granted by the trial Court, the petitioner entered into the sale agreement with the second respondent which is not binding on the first respondent since the first respondent already entered the sale agreement and took over possession for which the trial Court granted injunction and hence the petitioner neither coming as necessary party or proper party and his presence is not required for effective disposal of the suit. The effective adjudication is only in between the first respondent and the second respondent and not to the petitioner. To support his argument, the learned counsel for the first respondent relied on the judgment reported in 2010 (7) SCC 417, accordingly, prayed for dismissal of this revision petition. HE further submitted that at the fag end of the civi

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