Case brief
What is this about?
Orissa High Court, CMP No.135 of 2024 (decided 05.03.2024, Justice K.R. Mohapatra): Jyotshnamayee Giri (Defendant No.3) v. Subhankar Patra and others (Opp. Parties). Subject terms: impleading application under Order 1 Rule 10(2) CPC; necessary party; proper party; father of minor plaintiff; minor Plaintiff-Opposite Party No.1 represented by maternal uncle; suit C.S. No.148 of 2017 to declare Registered Sale Deed No.2242 dated 5th December, 2015 null and void and cancel it; consideration amount allegedly received/withdrawn by father; witness to execution; written statement allegations; Annexure-1 order dated 22nd November, 2023 of Civil Judge (Senior Division), Salipur. Outcome: impleading application rejection upheld; CMP dismissed as devoid of merit; urgent certified copy on proper application.
What did the court decide?
The father of the minor Plaintiff-Opposite Party No.1 is neither a necessary nor a proper party to the suit, as rightly observed by the learned trial Court, since no allegation is made against him in the plaint and no relief is claimed against him.