Joanna Seraphine D Souza v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Petitioners challenged an order granting occupancy rights to respondent No. 3, who died during the pendency of the writ petition. The court dismissed the petition as abated since the legal representatives of the deceased respondent were not brought on record.
What did the court decide?
The writ petition stands dismissed as abated.