Aftab Hussain v. Tabassum Ara
Case brief
What is this about?
C.Misc. No.367 of 2023, Patna High Court, decided 02-02-2026 by S. B. Pd. Singh, J. Petitioners Aftab Hussain, S.M. Shakeel and Jebi Jabin challenged the order dated 16.12.2022 of Sub-Judge VI, Patna City in Title Suit No. 67 of 1995 impleading an intervenor (claiming under a Hukumnama settlement) as defendant under Order I Rule 10(2) r/w Section 151 CPC. Held: no illegality or impropriety in the impleadment order; case not maintainable for non-joinder of the plaintiff of the suit. Application rejected (mapped as dismissed). Keywords: impleadment, intervenor, Order I Rule 10(2) CPC, Section 151 CPC, maintainability, Hukumnama, Title Suit No. 67 of 1995.
What did the court decide?
There is no illegality or impropriety in the impugned order; the learned Trial Court rightly allowed the intervenor's petition of impleadment for proper and complete adjudication of the suit.