Maruti Yashwant Parit v. Bapu Daulu Patil
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: substitution of legal representatives; heirs of deceased respondent; abatement; compromise/settlement; recording terms of compromise; amendment forthwith; Second Appeal No. 270 of 2015; Interim Application No. 3778 of 2025; Bombay High Court Kolhapur Circuit Bench; S. G. Chapalgaonkar, J.; 18-12-2025. Relevant to practitioners seeking authority on bringing LRs of a deceased respondent on record pursuant to an amicable settlement in a pending second appeal.
What did the court decide?
Application allowed in terms of prayer clauses (a) and (b), enabling the heirs of the deceased sole Respondent to be brought on record; amendment to be carried out forthwith. ¶13