presence the suit cannot be decided.
20. The principle of "dominus litis", is too well-known in regard to impleadment of parties, which ... clearly provides that the plaintiff in a suit being dominus litis, may choose the person against whom he wishes to litigate and cannot be compelled
Suman Singh vs District Magistrate And 7 Others on 20 October, 2022
Author: Siddhartha Varma
Oudh it would be open to the litigant who is the dominus litis to have his forum conveniens. The litigant has the right
case, the Apex Court held that plaintiff is 'dominus litis' and not bound to sue every possible adverse claimant in the same suit ... Inter College case is reproduced as under :-
"The theory of dominus litis should not be overstretched because it is the duty of the Court
learned counsel for the revisionist was that the plaintiff being the dominus litis cannot be compelled to implead stranger in the suit, especially a transferee ... under a compulsion to implead such a party he being dominus litis, therefore, observations in para-18 of the said decision have to be read
Kasturi (supra) and applying the principle that the plaintiff is the dominus litis, in the similar facts and circumstances of the case, this Court observed ... suit for specific performance of the contract to sell is the dominus litis, he cannot be forced to add parties against whom, he does
plaintiff revisionists is that in a suit plaintiff is dominus litis and it is for him to decide against whom he wants to institute suit ... said property.
Plaintiff is the master of the suit. He is dominus litis. He has to choose the relief he wants to claim
whom he does not claim any relief. Plaintiff is no doubt dominus litis and is not bound to sue every possible adverse claimant ... impleadment of parties is that the plaintiff in a suit, being dominus litis, may choose the persons against whom he wishes to litigate and cannot
treated as arising at both the places and thus, being dominus litis, it is the sole discretion of petitioners where they desire to file their ... Learned Standing Counsel, opposing the writ petition, submits that principles of dominus litis would not apply in the present case. He places reliance upon following
same.
16. The law is settled that the plaintiff is 'dominus litis' and therefore, it is his discretion to add a party ... impleadment of parties is that the plaintiff in a suit, being dominus litis, may choose the persons against whom he wishes to litigate and cannot
