ANOKHA LAL vs RADHAMOHAN BANSAL

The Supreme Court held that the Madhya Pradesh High Court erred in allowing the impleadment of a third party in a suit that was no longer pending, as per Section 12(1)(a) and (F) of the Madhya Pradesh Accommodation Control Act, 1961. The Court emphasized that once a decree has been passed and confirmed, the application for impleadment should be dismissed as infructuous. The ruling established that a court must be cautious in permitting third-party applications that could lead to a de novo trial, especially when opposed by the plaintiff, the dominus litis.