SANJAY VERMA vs MANIK ROY .

The Supreme Court addressed the application of Order I Rule 10 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, in the context of a suit for specific performance of contract. The Court held that the respondents, who purchased the property during the pendency of the suit, could not be impleaded as parties since their transfers were hit by Section 52 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882, which prohibits transfers of property pending litigation. The High Court's order allowing their impleadment was set aside, reinforcing the principle that parties must be represented in a suit to safeguard their interests.