Where there are more plaintiffs than one, and one or more of them appear and the others do not appear, the Court may, at the instance of the plaintiff or plaintiff’s appearing, permit the suit to proceed in the same way as if all the plaintiff’s had appeared, or make such order as it thinks fit.
Order IX Rule 9 CPC Decree against plaintiff by default bars fresh suit
Order IX Rule 10 CPC Procedure in case of non-attendance of one or more of several plaintiffs
Order IX Rule 11 CPC Procedure in case of non-attendance of one or more of several defendants
Order IX Rule 13 CPC Setting aside decree ex parte against defendant
Order IX Rule 14 CPC No decree to be set aside without notice to opposite party