G Chatrapathi v. T B Madhukara
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: abatement of second appeal; death of sole appellant; failure to take steps to implead legal representatives despite time granted by order dated 21.11.2024; none appeared for appellant on final hearing; Section 100 CPC; Karnataka High Court at Bengaluru; decided 04.09.2025 by Dr. Justice K. Manmadha Rao; G. Chatrapathi (deceased sole appellant, represented by R. Shashidhara) v. T. B. Madhukara and D. C. Kotre (Resp. 2 served and unrepresented; M. R. Vijaya Kumar for Resp. 1); background: OS.43/2012 (Principal Civil Judge, Holalkere, decree dated 30.06.2018 for plaintiff) reversed in RA.27/2018 (Senior Civil Judge, Holalkere, 23.04.2019); result: RSA dismissed as abated; no quantum, no precedent discussed.
What did the court decide?
Although time was granted by order dated 21.11.2024 to take steps in respect of the deceased sole appellant, counsel for the appellant took no steps up to the date of judgment and none appeared on the day of final hearing.