B.Thirumurugan v. S.Manjula
Case brief
What is this about?
S.A. No. 176 of 2020; Madras High Court; decided 08.09.2025; K. Rajasekar, J.; Second Appeal under Section 100 CPC dismissed for non-prosecution (no costs). Appellant/defendant B. Thirumurugan v. respondent/plaintiff S. Manjula. Impugned: decree dated 31.01.2019 in A.S. No. 31 of 2017 (Principal Sub Court, Mayiladuthurai) confirming decree dated 19.04.2017 in O.S. No. 60 of 2015 (Additional District Munsif Court, Mayiladuthurai). Grounds: appellant absent at prior hearing and unrepresented on the decision date; respondent's counsel present throughout. Merits not adjudicated.
What did the court decide?
The appellant's continued absence at hearings, contrasted with the respondent's counsel appearing throughout, shows that the appellant is not interested in the case, on which basis the Court was inclined to dismiss the second appeal for non-prosecution.