3. Joinder of causes of action.—(1) Save as otherwise provided, a plaintiff may unite in the same suit several causes of action against the same defendant, or the same defendants jointly; and any plaintiffs having causes of action in which they are jointly interested against the same defendant or the same defendants jointly may unite such causes of action in the same suit.
(2) Where causes of action are united, the jurisdiction of the Court as regards the suit shall depend on the amount or value of the aggregate subject-matters at the date of instituting the suit.
Text of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Act No. 5 of 1908), First Schedule, as amended, including the changes for commercial disputes made by the Commercial Courts Act, 2015. Source: India Code, Government of India.
A plaintiff may, save as otherwise provided, unite several causes of action in one suit against the same defendant or the same defendants jointly. Plaintiffs jointly interested in causes of action against the same defendant or defendants may also unite them. Where causes of action are united, the Court's jurisdiction depends on the aggregate amount or value of the subject-matters at the date the suit is instituted.
