V Nagaraja Naidu Chengaiah.M.Annaiah Na v. M.Annaiah Naidu * Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
APHC010376092000; Second Appeal No. 986/2000; High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati; T. Mallikarjuna Rao, J.; 21.01.2025; appeal dismissed for default; appellant failed to prosecute despite notice served; no order as to costs; interim orders vacated; miscellaneous petitions closed; impugned order: judgment and decree dated 20.11.1999 in A.S.No.82 of 1993, IV Additional District Judges Court, Tirupati, Chittoor District.
What did the court decide?
Since the appellant, though served with notice, neither gave instructions to the counsel on record nor engaged another counsel, the Court held that the appellant was not interested in prosecuting the matter and had no alternative except to dismiss the appeal; the Second Appeal was dismissed for default with no order as to costs. ¶20