Dhanalakshmi v. Rahulkumar
Case brief
What is this about?
An appeal against a Family Court judgment. Counsel submitted the appellant-wife is dead, rendering the appeal infructuous. The court dismissed the appeal on those grounds.
What did the court decide?
The civil miscellaneous appeal was dismissed as infructuous. No costs.
What the court decided
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 22.06.2022
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MS.JUSTICE V.M.VELUMANI and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.SOUNTHAR
C.M.A.No.1145 of 2016
Dhanalakshmi ... Appellant
Rahulkumar ... Respondent
Prayer: This Civil Miscellaneous Appeal is filed under Section 19 of Family Court Act, 1984, against the judgment and decree dated 24.03.2016 made in F.C.H.M.O.P.No.117 of 2014 on the file of Family Court, Dharmapuri.
For Appellant : Mr.R.Rajadurai for Mr.C.Prabakaran
For Respondent : No appearance
J U D G M E N T
(Judgment of the Court was made by V.M.VELUMANI,J.)
Issues for consideration
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the civil miscellaneous appeal survives the death of the appellant/wife and is maintainable?
Whether the appeal becomes infructuous due to the death of the appellant without representation of heirs?
Parties & counsel
- appellant
Dhanalakshmi
- respondent
Rahulkumar
Coram
V.M.VELUMANI
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
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