Sripada Satyanarayana v. Sripada Venkata Subramanya Rajagopala Rao
Case brief
What is this about?
Dismissal for default of First Appeal / Appeal Suit No.404 of 2013 (under S.96 CPC) from judgment and decree dated 20.02.2013 in O.S.No.1 of 2003, IX Additional District Judge (FTC), Visakhapatnam; parties: Sripada Satyanarayana and Sripada Prakash (appellants) v. Sripada Venkata Subramanya Rajagopala Rao and Sripada Krishna Mohan (respondents); ground: non-prosecution — death of appellants' counsel (Sri D Ramalinga Swamy), notices returned un-served ('no such person in the address'), none appeared; respondent represented by Sri S Rajan; interim orders (including stay of delivery of suit property via ASMP.No.1242 of 2013, later sought to be vacated in ASMP.No.264 of 2014) stood vacated and pending miscellaneous petitions closed; no adjudication on merits; decided 03.01.2025.
What did the court decide?
The Appeal Suit is dismissed for default, as the appellants showed no interest in prosecuting the appeal and there was no proper representation from both sides; there shall be no order as to costs.