All persons may be joined in one suit as plaintiffs where-
any right to relief in respect of, or arising out of, the same act or transaction or series of acts or transactions is alleged to exist in such persons, whether jointly, severally or in the alternative; and
if such persons brought separate suits, any common question of law or fact would arise.]
[ Substituted by the Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1976, Section 52, for the former Rule (w.e.f. 1.2.1977).]