Lekh Raj Singh v. Bahadur Singh
Case brief
What is this about?
HP High Court Shimla RSA No. 100 of 2008 decided 01.04.2026 by Rakesh Kainthla J. (Oral); sole appellant Lekh Raj Singh died 16.03.2024 (reported 28.02.2026); no application to bring legal representatives on record within statutory period; appeal abated and dismissed as abated; miscellaneous applications disposed; counsel Shivalik Bhaik (vice Parveen Chandel) for appellant had no instructions; respondents absent; abatement due to death of sole appellant; no substantive adjudication.
What did the court decide?
Since the statutory period for bringing on record the legal representatives of the deceased sole appellant had elapsed and no application for their substitution was filed, the appeal abated and was dismissed as abated; pending miscellaneous applications, if any, stand disposed of. ¶10