S M Nagaraj v. Niranjan Rana
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court, Bengaluru; MFA No. 8085 of 2018 (CPC); CNR KAHC010185002018; Justice Pradeep Singh Yerur; decided 22-07-2026. Appellants S.M. Nagaraj and S.M. Ramakrishna (adv. Chandrappa V.) versus respondents Niranjan Rana, M. Ramesh, B.W.S.S.B., B.B.M.P. and S.M. Varadaraju. Appeal under Order 43 Rule 1(r) CPC challenging order dated 25/08/2018 of 55th Addl. City Civil & Sessions Judge, Bengaluru (CCH-56) allowing IA No. 1 under Order 39 Rules 1 & 2 r/w Section 151 CPC in O.S. No. 3501/2017. Repeated non-representation by appellants; appeal dismissed for non-prosecution; pending I.As. disposed of. No merits adjudication; no precedent discussed.
What did the court decide?
Finding no appearance on behalf of the appellants on the previous date of hearing, that the matter had earlier been listed on 08.01.2019 and 07.07.2026 without representation, and that the appellants appeared not interested in prosecuting the matter further, the Court dismissed the appeal for non-prosecution.