Smt. Manjula v. Sri. Ramachandra
Case brief
What is this about?
Abatement of appeal on death of sole respondent; no application to bring legal representatives on record; appeal abates by operation of law; RFA No. 2078 of 2019; High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru; Section 96 read with Order XLI Rule 1 CPC, 1908; Smt. Manjula (appellant) v. Sri. Ramachandra (respondent, died 11.11.2021); oral order dated 20 January 2025; Justice Jyoti Mulimani; Thanisandra village, K.R. Puram hobli, Bengaluru East taluk.
What did the court decide?
Since the sole respondent Sri. Ramachandra died on 11.11.2021 and no application was filed to bring his legal representatives on record, the Regular First Appeal abates by operation of law. ¶24