Colgan and Others v. Udeshi and Others – sllr 1996 volume 2 page 220

In the case between five individual plaintiffs (jointly possessing the subject land and premises) and defendants including Mrs. Colgan, Crescent Schools International (Pvt) Ltd., and the Urban Development Authority, the court addressed whether misjoinder of plaintiffs and causes of action rendered the plaint defective under the Civil Procedure Code. The issue concerned whether a single wrongful act affecting multiple persons gives rise to separate causes of action and whether joinder was permissible pursuant to Sections 17 and 36(1) of the Civil Procedure Code. It was held that, although multiple causes of action could arise from one wrongful act, the plaintiffs’ joint interest in the property warranted their joinder. The appeal was dismissed without costs. The ruling reaffirmed the princi