ENACTMENT NO. 9 OF 1993 SYARIAH CIVIL PROCEDURE ENACTMENT 1993
PART III – PARTIES
Section 7. Definition.
(1) In this Part "plaintiff" includes an applicant and "defendant" includes a respondent and "sue" and "defend" shall be construed accordingly.
(2) All persons may be joined as plaintiffs or defendants in one action in or against whom any right to relief in respect of or arising out of the same transaction is alleged to exist, whenther jointly, severally or in the alternative where, if several actions were brought, any common question of law or fact would arise:
Provided that if it appear to the Court that any joinder may embarrass any defendant or delay the trial or be otherwise inconvenient, the Court may, either on the application of the defendant of its own motion, order separate trials or make such other order as it thinks fit.
(3) Judgement may be given without any amendment for any plaintiff for the relief to which he is entitled, or against such one or more of the defendants as may be found liable according top their respective liablities.