DEVINDER SINGH PURI vs DALJEET PURI .

The Supreme Court addressed the issue of impleadment under Order 1 Rule 10(2) of the Civil Procedure Code, holding that a person claiming to be a partner of a firm cannot be impleaded in proceedings under Sections 14(2) and 17 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, as the only question is whether the award should be made a rule of the court. The Court affirmed the lower courts' findings that the appellant was neither a necessary nor a proper party, as the determination of partnership status was not relevant to the limited scope of the proceedings. The appeal was dismissed, confirming the High Court's order that the application was an abuse of process of law.