SUNIL GUPTA vs KIRAN GIRHOTRA .

The Supreme Court addressed the issue of whether a purchaser of property from a deceased testator should be impleaded in probate proceedings under the Indian Succession Act, 1925. The Court emphasized the need to avoid multiplicity of proceedings and upheld the principle that the court has the discretion to implead parties to ensure comprehensive adjudication. The High Court's decision to exclude the purchaser was reversed, allowing the appellant's application for impleadment in the probate proceedings.