Najimdeen and Others v. Nageshwari and Others – sllr 1999 volume 3 page 123

In the case between Najimdeen and others (plaintiffs) and Nageshwari and others (defendants), the court addressed the effect of a subletting arrangement executed without the requisite statutory consent and the permissibility of adding an additional party under Section 18 of the Civil Procedure Code. It was determined that a subletting in breach of legal requirements renders the sublease void, thereby precluding both the tenant and subtenants from asserting rights exceeding those originally held by the tenant. The decision established that an occupant placed in possession through a particular party (here, the 3rd defendant) is barred from claiming a superior or alternative title. The court further held that attempting to add Natha Devale as a necessary party was legally unwarranted, as poss