B M Gurappa v. B G Santosh Kumar
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Karnataka High Court, Bengaluru — RFA No. 1512 of 2011 (DEC/INJ), Jyoti M, J., judgment dated 23.06.2026. Points: continuation of appeal by a legal representative of a deceased sole plaintiff; maintainability of a suit by the executant of a gift deed for a bare declaration that the deed is 'not binding' on him without seeking cancellation under Section 31, Specific Relief Act, 1963 (contrast Section 34 declaration); personal nature of such relief and non-survival of right to sue to LRs; appeal abatement, condonation of delay and bring-on-record of LRs; gift deed dated 25.09.2007; O.S.No.98/2008, Civil Judge (SD) & JMFC Belur. Outcome: appeal dismissed; interim orders discharged; pending IAs disposed. Decisions referred: Ambalika Padhi v. Radhakrishna Padhi, AIR 1992 SC 431; Asuntha D'Souza v. Joyce Paskina D'Souza, 2017 SCC OnLine Kar 3679; Hussain Ahmed Choudhury v. Habibur Rahman, 2025 SCC OnLine SC 892.