https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199279 Mere ownership of leased premises does not make lessors employers or responsible for an unfair labour practice allegedly committed by the lessee's business. Where the complaint was directed only against the employer-tenant and contained no substantive averment against the lessors, there was no legal foundation to implead them as necessary or proper parties. An ex parte impleadment without notice, followed by refusal to discharge them on the basis that they must remain until final trial, was unsustainable. A party cannot be forced to face litigation absent a reasoned basis showing its necessary joinder to the complaint. en-us Thu, 15 Mar 2001 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 24 Feb 2018 14:16:20 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199279 Mere ownership of leased premises does not make lessors employers or responsible for an unfair labour practice allegedly committed by the lessee's business. Where the complaint was directed only against the employer-tenant and contained no substantive averment against the lessors, there was no legal foundation to implead them as necessary or proper parties. An ex parte impleadment without notice, followed by refusal to discharge them on the basis that they must remain until final trial, was unsustainable. A party cannot be forced to face litigation absent a reasoned basis showing its necessary joinder to the complaint. Case-Laws Companies Law Thu, 15 Mar 2001 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199279