Smt Nagarahnamma v. Late Annayya Swamy
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court, Bengaluru; V Srishananda, J.; judgment dated 17.06.2026; RSA No. 536 of 2023 (PAR); Regular Second Appeal under Section 100 CPC; partition suit OS No.25/2016, Senior Civil Judge and JMFC Gowribidanur, decree dated 30.11.2019; first appeal RA.No.52/2020 dismissed 16.12.2022 by Principal Judge, Family Court, Chikkaballapura; RSA dismissed for non-prosecution at admission stage; appellants absent, counsel Venkatesh N. absent; notice not issued; appeal abated against deceased respondent No.4, legal representatives not brought on record; no merits decided, no costs, no monetary relief.
What did the court decide?
Since a memo reported the death of respondent No.4 and no steps were taken to bring the legal representatives of the deceased respondent on record, the appeal stands abated as against respondent No.4 ¶51-52