Who is a Necessary Party in a Civil Suit : Supreme Court Explains the Issue

Who is a "Necessary Party" in a Civil Suit : Supreme Court Explains the Issue

It has been held a “necessary party” is a person who ought to have been joined as a party and in whose absence no effective decree could be passed at all by the court. If a “necessary party” is not impleaded, the suit itself is liable to be dismissed.

Nak Engg. Co. Pvt Ltd v. Tarun Keshrichand Shah [2026] GCtR 8 (SC)