however, those steps have not been taken. The appeal was admitted on 04.12.2008 by framing substantial questions of law. When, in fact, the appellants themselves have expired and in fact, they were only two appellants, in other words, both the appellants, who filed the Second Appeal, have expired and their legal representatives are not coming forward, then definitely, it has to be considered, as to whether the appeal abates as a whole. At the outset, it is to be noted that the appellant No.2 had, in fact, expired on 24.11.2016 itself and at that time the appellant No.1 is stated to have been alive, in view of the fact that his death certificate shows that he expired on 06.09.2019. For three years there was no attempt by the first appellant to bring the legal representatives of the appellant No.2 on record and thereafter, after death of the appellant No.1 on 06.09.2019 there is no step to bring his legal representatives on record. Both the appellants were original defendant Nos.6 and 7. Present original respondent No.1A to the appeal and respondent No.2 were the original plaintiffs, who had filed suit for preferential right to purchase 1/3rd share of defendant Nos.2 to 4. Original defendant No.6 i.e. present appellant No.1 was the purchaser and original defendant No.7 i.e. present appellant No.2 had not even filed the written statement. The suit was decreed. The sale deed dated 05.06.1982 was declared as null and void. Present appellant-original defendant No.6, appellant No.2-original defendant No.7 and one Devidas, who is now
