Where the plaintiff is in doubt as to the persons from whom he is entitled to obtain redress, he may join two or more defendants in order that the question as to which of the defendants is liable, and to what extent, may be determined as between all parties.
Central Act · India · ORDER I — Parties to Suits
Order I Rule 7 CPC When plaintiff in doubt from whom redress is to be sought
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 · Edition: User-supplied Law Library CPC page, attributed to India Code as on 10 January 2026; retrieved 6 November 2026
Judgments on Order I Rule 7
LOK 2013 (2) SC 203 · Supreme Court of India
State Of Assam v. Ripa Sarma
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ActsCivil Procedure Code, 1908 (Rule 7)
