Gopal Das Varlyani v. Union Of India
Case brief
What is this about?
Chhattisgarh High Court (Bilaspur), CRA No. 143 of 2014, order dated 12.01.2026 by Rajani Dubey, J.: sole appellant Gopal Das Varlyani (then Branch Manager, Durg Rajnandgaon Gramin Bank, Branch Ambagarh Chowky) died on 22.09.2025 per death certificate dated 09.10.2025; with no application to bring LRs on record, the criminal appeal against Union of India (through CBI, Bhilai) was dismissed as abated. Counsel: Vimlesh Bajpai for appellant; Vaibhav A. Goverdhan for respondent. No statutes or precedents engaged; no amounts awarded.
What did the court decide?
In view of the death of the sole appellant and in the absence of an application for bringing his legal representatives on record, the appeal abates and is dismissed as abated. ¶19