Case Law Analysis
|Madras High Court
Order I Rule 10(2) CPC | Third-Party Pendente Lite Purchasers Cannot Implead Themselves as Plaintiffs: Madras HC
Madras High Court clarifies that Order I Rule 10(2) CPC permits only existing parties-not third-party pendente lite purchasers-to seek impleadment. Such purchasers must instead proceed under Order XXII Rule 10 CPC to continue the suit, preserving their rights without distorting procedural roles.