Power of Court to add Government or other authority as a defendant in a suit relating to the validity of any statutory instrument
Full Text
The Court may, at any stage of the proceedings in any suit involving any such question as is referred to in rule 1A, order that the Government or other authority shall be added as a defendant if the Government pleader or the pleader appearing in the case for the authority which issued the instrument, as the case may be, whether upon receipt of notice under rule 1A or otherwise, applies for such addition, and the Court is satisfied that such addition is necessary or desirable for the satisfactory determination of the question.
Plain English Summary
Authorizes the court to add the Government or any issuing statutory authority (e.g. Municipal Board, Port Trust, University) as a defendant in suits challenging the validity of a statutory instrument upon an application moved by its counsel.
Key Legal Elements
- Trigger: Suit involving validity of statutory instrument under Rule 1A.
- Applicants: Government Pleader or advocate representing the issuing statutory authority.
- Judicial Satisfaction: Necessary or desirable for satisfactory determination of the instrument's validity.
- Result: Impleadment as a contesting defendant.
Practical Note
Impleading Autonomous Statutory Authorities: When private litigants dispute a contract or property right based on a disputed circular or development master plan issued by a Development Authority (e.g., DDA, HUDA, BDA), the Authority's counsel should apply under Rule 2A to be added as a defendant to defend the legality of its regulatory framework.
हिंदी पाठ
न्यायालय, नियम 1क में निर्दिष्ट किसी प्रश्न को अंतर्वलित करने वाले किसी वाद में कार्यवाहियों के किसी भी प्रक्रम पर यह आदेश दे सकेगा कि सरकार या अन्य प्राधिकारी को प्रतिवादी के रूप में संयोजित किया जाए यदि, यथास्थिति, शासकीय प्लीडर अथवा उस प्राधिकारी के लिए मामले में उपसंजात होने वाला प्लीडर जिसने वह लिखत जारी की थी, नियम 1क के अधीन सूचना प्राप्त होने पर या अन्यथा ऐसे संयोजन के लिए आवेदन करता है, और न्यायालय का समाधान हो जाता है कि ऐसा संयोजन उस प्रश्न के संतोषप्रद अवधारण के लिए आवश्यक या वांछनीय है।