Appuhamy vs Lokuhamy – clr volume 2 page 057_2

The case between Appuhamy (plaintiff) and LokuHamy (defendant) concerned the rightful title to a half share of specific lands and addressed whether third parties—who challenged the plaintiff’s title and claimed ownership of the entire land—should be permitted to intervene under the Civil Procedure Code. The court determined that such intervention was inappropriate under sections 18 and 19 of the Code, as the added parties did not possess a sufficient legal interest in the original dispute. Emphasis was placed on the principle that only parties with a direct interest in the litigation, and who would be directly affected by the judgment, may be joined. The decision was grounded in the statutory framework regulating party addition and affirmed the need to prevent unnecessary expansion of issu