All objections on the ground of non-joinder or misjoinder of parties shall be taken at the earliest possible opportunity and, in all cases where issues are settled, at or before such settlement, unless the ground of objection has subsequently arisen, and any such objection not so taken shall be deemed to have been waived.
THE FIRST SCHEDULE · ORDER I Parties to Suits
Order I Rule 13: Objections as to non-joinder or misjoinder
The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
Questions on this rule
1 question in 6 of our papers cite Order I Rule 13. Try these from the free papers:
1. P1 and P2 jointly sue D. Issues are settled without any objection from D. At the stage of final arguments, D objects for the first time that P1 and P2 were wrongly joined as plaintiffs. The ground of objection existed from the date the plaint was filed. Under Order I Rule 13 CPC, D's objection: