Sripada Satyanarayana v. Sripada Venkata Subramanya Rajagopala Rao
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Dismissal of appeal for default (non-prosecution) - Appeal Suit No. 364 of 2013, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati, decided 03-01-2025 by Justice T. Mallikarjuna Rao (APHC010123182013). Appeal under section 96 of C.P.C by defendants 1 and 3 (Sripada Satyanarayana and Sripada Prakash) from the judgment and decree of the IX Additional District Judge (FTC), Visakhapatnam in O.S. No. 176 of 2008 (originally O.S. No. 249 of 2003, Principal Civil Judge, Visakhapatnam), limited to items 6 and 7 of the plaint schedule; respondent 2 was the plaintiff and respondent 1 defendant 2. Trigger facts: death of appellants' counsel; notices returned un-served with endorsement 'no such person in the address'; none appeared for appellants on the date of hearing. Held: Court cannot proceed without representation from both sides; appeal dismissed for default; no order as to costs; interim orders (including the Section 151 CPC suspension/stay sought via LA No. 1 of 2013 / ASMP No. 1169 of 2013) vacated; pending miscellaneous petitions closed. Keywords: default dismissal, non-appearance of appellants, death of counsel, unserved notice, vacatur of interim orders.