In Brief
This case concerns the transposition of defendants as plaintiffs in a civil suit for cancellation of a sale deed. The original plaintiff sought to withdraw the suit after settling with two defendants, but other defendants objected and applied to be transposed as plaintiffs. The Supreme Court held that under Order XXIII Rule 1-A read with Order I Rule 10 of the CPC, defendants with a substantial question to adjudicate against co-defendants and a shared interest in the suit's subject-matter may be transposed as plaintiffs to continue the litigation. A party's right to challenge a sale deed is not extinguished by transposition to defendant status. The Court dismissed the appeal, upholding the transposition order to avoid multiplicity of proceedings and ensure effectual adjudication of all disputes.
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