Civil Revision No. 307 of 2010 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Revision No. 307 of 2010 (O&M) Date of decision: 19.1.2010 Gurdit Singh .. Petitioner v. Rakesh Kumar and others ..Respondents. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Mr. Sameer Sachdeva, Advocate for the petitioner. ... Rajesh Bindal J. Challenge in the present petition is to the order dated 25.8.2009, passed by the learned court below, whereby the application filed by the petitioner for being impleaded as one of the defendants in the suit filed by respondents No. 1 to 3, was dismissed. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the land, which was jointly owned by the petitioner along with Satwant Singh and Gurdev Kaur was acquired by by Municipal Council, Abohar for the purpose of water storage to supply the drinking water to the public in general. The possession of the land was taken by the Municipal Council, but due to mistake mutation in the revenue record could not be entered in the name of the Municipal Council. Later on, the resolution of the Municipal Council was reversed. The same was challenged by respondents No. 1 to 3 in the suit filed, in which the petitioner filed an application for being impleaded as one of the defendants so that he could defend the claim made in the suit, as the final result therein could have adverse affect on his interest. However, without appreciating the contentions raised by the petitioner, the application was rejected, though the fact remains that he is necessary party. At the time of hearing, on a query by the court, learned counsel for the petitioner admitted that he had filed a separate suit challenging the resolution passed by the Municipal Council, which is pending in the court below, though different. After hearing learned counsel for the petitioner, I do not find any merit in the submissions made. Once the petitioner has already filed a suit to Civil Revision No. 307 of 2010 [2] enforce his rights challenging the resolution passed by the Municipal Council, he cannot force himself to be a party in the suit filed by another person. He can very well prosecute his rights in the independent suit filed by him. The plaintiff in a case is dominus litus. He cannot be compelled to contest the suit against any person against his wishes. Accordingly, the present petition is dismissed. (Rajesh Bindal) Judge 19.1.2010 mk