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Joinder of Parties (Order I CPC)
Jurisdictional & Appellate Practice Terms
Definition
The procedural bringing together of multiple individuals or entities as co-plaintiffs or co-defendants in a single lawsuit where their claims arise out of the same transaction and present common questions of law or fact.
Example
Ten different homeowners whose houses were damaged by a builder’s illegal basement blasting unite as co-plaintiffs under Order I Rule 1 CPC to sue the builder for structural compensation in a single suit.