P.Ragupathy Ammal v. K.Govindasamy Gounder
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: condonation of delay; 255 days; set aside abatement; abatement due to death of respondent; substitution/bringing on record of legal representatives; legal heirs; ranking of respondents 16 to 19; second appeal S.A.No.1245 of 2006; C.M.P.Nos. 10484, 10488, 10493 of 2023; High Court of Judicature at Madras; V. Lakshminarayanan J.; order dated 05-12-2025; Villupuram/Melmalayanur parties; Registry directed to amend cause title; respondents 16-18 served, no appearance; respondent 19 unclaimed; affidavit-based uncontested order; no merits adjudication; no statute or precedent discussed.
What did the court decide?
Delay of 255 days condoned; abatement of S.A.No.1245 of 2006 set aside; Maniyammal, Socrates, John Kennedy and Sardar Vallabai Patel brought on record as legal representatives of the deceased first respondent and ranked as respondents 16 to 19; Registry directed to carry out necessary amendment in the appeal.