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THE FIRST SCHEDULE · ORDER II Frame of suit

Order II Rule 7: Objections as to misjoinder

The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908

All objections on the ground of misjoinder of causes of action 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.

State Amendment (as printed in the official text)

Uttar Pradesh

Amendment of the First Schedule Order II.— In the First Schedule to the principal Act (hereinafter in this Chapter referred to as the First Schedule), in Order II, in rule 2 —

(a) the existing explanation shall be numbered as Explanation I, and after Explanation I, as so numbered the following explanation II, shall be inserted, namely :—

“Explanation II— For the purpose of this rule a claim for ejectment of the defendant from immovable property let out to him and a claim for money due from him on account of rent or compensation for use and occupation of that property, shall be deemed to be claims in respect of distinct causes of action.”;

(b) for the illustration, the following illustration shall be substituted, namely :—

“Illustration— A lets immovable property to B at a yearly rent. The rent for the whole of the years 1905, 1906 and 1907 is due and unpaid, and the tenancy is determined before A sues Bin 1908, only for the rent due for 1906. A may afterwards sue B for ejectment but not for the rent due for 1905 or 1907.”

[Vide Uttar Pradesh Act 57 of 1976, s. 4]

Questions on this rule

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  1. 1. In Prem Lala Nahata v. Chandi Prasad Sikaria (2007), the defendant sought rejection of a plaint under Order VII Rule 11(d) of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, contending that the suit was bad for misjoinder of plaintiffs and of causes of action. The Supreme Court held that:

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