Sri. Nanjundaswamy v. Sri. Rangashetty
Case brief
What is this about?
Nanjundaswamy v. Rangashetty; RSA Nos. 1409, 1410, 1411 of 2017 (INJ); High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru; decided 01.06.2026; single bench: Justice V Srishananda; NC: 2026:KHC:25518. Second appeals under Section 100 CPC against R.A.No.35/2007 and R.A.No.77/2016 (Senior Civil Judge and CJM, Chamarajanagar, decrees dated 03.04.2017) reversing O.S.No.75/1999 decree dated 30.11.2006 (Addl. Civil Judge (Jr.Dn) and JMFC, Chamarajanagar). Sole respondent Rangashetty died 09.11.2020; LRs not substituted; appeals abated and dismissed for non-prosecution/abatement. Useful for abatement-on-death-of-sole-respondent practice points; carries no doctrinal ratio on the underlying suit claims.
What did the court decide?
The appeals stood abated by operation of law after the period of ninety days from 09.11.2020, the date on which the sole respondent was said to have died.