Necessary parties in suits

(1) Subject to the provisions of clauses (c) and (d) of section 55, the Panchayat shall add as parties to suit any persons whose presence as parties it considers for a proper decision thereof, and shall enter the names of such parties in the register of suits, and the suit shall be tried as between the parties whose names are entered in the said register: Provided that when any party is added notice shall be given to him and he shall be given an opportunity of appearing before the trial of the suit is proceeded with. In all cases where a new party appears under the proviso to sub-section (1) during the trial of a civil suit, he may require that the trial shall begin de novo. (2) If a plaintiff or defendant in any suit dies before the suit is finally decided and the right to the suit shall, subject to the provisions of clause (d) of section 55, be proceeded with at the instance of or against the legal representatives of the deceased plaintiff or the deceased defendant, as the case may be: Provided that an application in this behalf has been presented to the Panchayat within thirty days of the death or within such further period as the Panchayat may, for sufficient cause, allow.