Where a suit has been instituted in the name of the wrong person as plaintiff or where it is doubtful whether it has been instituted in the name of the right plaintiff, the Court may at any stage of the suit, if satisfied that the suit has been instituted thought a bona fide mistake, and that it is necessary for the determination of the real matter in dispute so to do, order any other person to be substituted or added as plaintiff upon such terms as the Court thinks just.

Court may stirke out or add parties.-The Court may at any stage of the proceedings, either upon or without the application of either party, and on such terms as may appear to the Court to be just, order that the name of any party improperly joined, whether as plaintiff or defendant, be struck out, and that the name, of any person who ought to have been joined, whether as plaintiff or defendant, or whose presence before the Court may be necessary in order to enable the Court effectually and completely to adjudicate upon and settle all the questions involved in the suit, be added.

No person shall be added as a plaintiff suing without a next friend or as the next friend of a plaintiff under any disability without his consent.

Where defendant added, plaint to be amended.-Where a defendant is added, the plaint shall, unless the Court otherwise directs, be amended in such manner as may be necessary, and amended copes of the summons and of the plaint shall be served on the new defendant and, if the Court thinks fit, on the original defendant.

Subject to the provisions of the [Indian Limitation Act, 1877 (15 of 1877)] [ See now the Limitation Act, 1963 (36 of 1963), Section 21.] , section 22, the proceedings as against any person added as defendant shall be deemed to have begun only on the service of the summons.

High Court Amendment-[Karnataka].-In its application to the State of Karnataka, in Order 1, rule 10, add the following as sub-rule (6): "(6) The Court may on the application of any party and after notice to the other partiesaffected by the application and on such terms and conditions as it may impose, transpose a plaintiff to the position of a defendant or subject to the provisions of sub-rule (3), aedant to the position of a plaintiff."-(w.e.f. 30-3-1962)

10A. [ Power of Court to request any pleader to address it. [ Inserted by the Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1976, Section 52 (w.e.f. 1.2.1977).] - The Court may, in its discretion, request any pleader to address it as to any interest which is likely to be affected by its decision on any matter in issue in any suit or proceeding, if the party having the interest which is likely to be so affected is not represented by any pleader.]

Where a suit has been instituted in the name of the wrong person as plaintiff or where it is doubtful whether it has been instituted in the name of the right plaintiff, the Court may at any stage of the suit, if satisfied that the suit has been instituted thought a bona fide mistake, and that it is necessary for the determination of the real matter in dispute so to do, order any other person to be substituted or added as plaintiff upon such terms as the Court thinks just.

Court may stirke out or add parties.-The Court may at any stage of the proceedings, either upon or without the application of either party, and on such terms as may appear to the Court to be just, order that the name of any party improperly joined, whether as plaintiff or defendant, be struck out, and that the name, of any person who ought to have been joined, whether as plaintiff or defendant, or whose presence before the Court may be necessary in order to enable the Court effectually and completely to adjudicate upon and settle all the questions involved in the suit, be added.

No person shall be added as a plaintiff suing without a next friend or as the next friend of a plaintiff under any disability without his consent.

Where defendant added, plaint to be amended.-Where a defendant is added, the plaint shall, unless the Court otherwise directs, be amended in such manner as may be necessary, and amended copes of the summons and of the plaint shall be served on the new defendant and, if the Court thinks fit, on the original defendant.

Subject to the provisions of the [Indian Limitation Act, 1877 (15 of 1877)] [ See now the Limitation Act, 1963 (36 of 1963), Section 21.] , section 22, the proceedings as against any person added as defendant shall be deemed to have begun only on the service of the summons.

High Court Amendment-[Karnataka].-In its application to the State of Karnataka, in Order 1, rule 10, add the following as sub-rule (6): "(6) The Court may on the application of any party and after notice to the other partiesaffected by the application and on such terms and conditions as it may impose, transpose a plaintiff to the position of a defendant or subject to the provisions of sub-rule (3), aedant to the position of a plaintiff."-(w.e.f. 30-3-1962)

10A. [ Power of Court to request any pleader to address it. [ Inserted by the Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1976, Section 52 (w.e.f. 1.2.1977).] - The Court may, in its discretion, request any pleader to address it as to any interest which is likely to be affected by its decision on any matter in issue in any suit or proceeding, if the party having the interest which is likely to be so affected is not represented by any pleader.]