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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CIVIL APPEAL NO. 13697 /2024 [@ SLP [C] NO.22611/2023]
RAMJEE PRASAD JAISWAL & ORS. Appellant(s)
VERSUS
UDAY BHAN SINGH & ORS. Respondent(s)
O R D E R
Leave granted.
It is not in dispute that the appellants have
purchased the property much prior to the filing of
the suit. The High Court, in our considered view,
has adopted a hyper-technical approach in rejecting
the impleadment application filed under Order 1 Rule
10 read with Section 151 of the Code of Civil
Procedure, 1908.
Considering the facts of the case, we deem it
appropriate to implead the appellants as party
respondents in the second appeal pending before the
High Court, as they are both necessary and proper
parties, for the disposal of the case. Afterall,
what they seek is to implead themselves, to support
the case of the original defendants.
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Considering the above, the impugned judgment is
set aside and the appellants are impleaded as party
respondents in the second appeal pending before the
High Court. The High Court shall endeaveour to
dispose of the appeal as expeditiously as possible as
the suit has been pending since 1994.
Accordingly, the appeal stands allowed.
Pending applications, if any, shall stand
disposed of.