Bhabha Atomic Research Centre v. Sri. Malleshappa
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: abatement of appeal; death of sole contesting respondent; legal representatives unable to be traced; M.F.A. No.7867/2019 (LAC); S.54(1) Land Acquisition Act, 1894; LAC No.264/2009; Principal Senior Civil Judge, Mysore; judgment and award dated 24.04.2010; BARC Rare Materials Project, Ratnahalli; Assistant Commissioner, Mysore Sub-Division; High Court of Karnataka; dismissal on abatement; oral judgment dated 18.02.2026. Relevant for research on appeals dismissed in consequence of the death of the sole contesting respondent pending appeal.
What did the court decide?
Since the sole contesting respondent has passed away and the appellants are unable to trace his legal representatives, the appeal abates and is accordingly dismissed. ¶32