Annayya Puthran v. the New India Assurance Co. Ltd.
Case brief
What is this about?
NC: 2026:KHC:5879 — Annayya Puthran v. The New India Assurance Co. Ltd. & 4 others (Vijaya Bank; Superintendent of Customs Marine Preventive Panambur; State of Karnataka; Union of India), RSA No. 1368 of 2022, High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru, Ravi V Hosmani J., 02.02.2026. Keywords: dismissal for non-prosecution; appellant not diligent; office objections not complied; cost not paid; counsel Puttaraju N H absent; Section 100 CPC; RA No.6/2015; OS No.23/2008.
What did the court decide?
Non-appearance despite the case being passed over and called again, non-compliance with office objections despite sufficient opportunities, and non-payment of the ordered cost indicate that the appellant is not diligent in pursuing the appeal. ¶¶30