Order I Rule 3: Who may be joined as defendants
The Code of Civil Procedure · Code of Civil Procedure · Order I · in_force
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All persons may be joined as defendants against whom any right to relief in respect of or arising out of the same act or transaction or series of acts or transactions is alleged to exist, whether jointly, severally or in the alternative, where, if separate suits were brought against such persons, any common question of law or fact would arise.
Effective date: 1909-01-01
Related sections
Order I Rule 2: Power of Court to order separate trialsOrder I Rule 4: Court may give judgement for or against one or more of joint partiesOrder I Rule 13: Objections as to non joinder or misjoinderOrder I Rule 5: Defendant need not be interested in all the relief claimedOrder I Rule 12: Appearance of one of several plaintiffs of defendants for othersOrder I Rule 6: Joinder of parties liable on same contract
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