S Badrinath v. M/S Rajashekhar Associates
Case brief
What is this about?
Abatement of first appeal; death of sole appellant (31.03.2023); memo and death certificate filed 17.12.2024; no application to bring legal representatives on record; appeal abates by operation of law; Section 96 Code of Civil Procedure 1908; REGULAR FIRST APPEAL (MON); RFA No. 1185 of 2016; High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru; Jyoti Mulimani J.; NC: 2025:KHC:18480; decided 02.06.2025; no substantive adjudication of the underlying dispute.
What did the court decide?
As the sole appellant died on 31.03.2023 and no application was filed to bring his legal representatives on record, by operation of law the appeal abates. ¶27