P&H: Independent Property Claim Does Not Entitle Person To Join Landlord-Tenant Eviction Case
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has upheld an order refusing to add a third party to an eviction case between a landlord and a tenant. Justice Mandeep Pannu ruled that a person claiming independent ownership rights cannot insist on joining rent proceedings merely because the property is also the subject of a separate civil suit.
The petitioner said the landlord and tenant were acting in collusion to defeat his rights in a disputed shop. He claimed independent rights in the property and had filed a civil suit seeking partition, declaration, possession and mandatory injunction. He argued that his presence...
