T.R.Mohan, v. Chitra, W/O.Nagarajan
Case brief
What is this about?
AS(MD). No.55 of 2014, T.R. Mohan v. Chitra, Mithra, N.Kogil, N.Suruthi, K.Selva Yogeswaran and K.Rathina Rahul - Madras High Court, Madurai Bench, 18.09.2025 - First appeal under Section 96 CPC against dismissal (01.08.2012, V Additional District Judge, Madurai) of O.S.No.89 of 2007, a suit for partition and separate possession challenging the settlement deed dated 29.12.2004 executed by Chandra in favour of grandchildren - Sole appellant died 22.12.2021; legal heirs defendants 1 and 2 - abatement, right to sue does not survive, nothing survives for adjudication - appeal suit dismissed, no costs; connected MP(MD) No.1 of 2014 closed.
What did the court decide?
Since the appellant/plaintiff died on 22.12.2021 and his only legal heirs are his two daughters (defendants 1 and 2), the relief sought in the suit has abated as the right to sue does not survive; therefore nothing survives for adjudication.