Ravichandran, v. Poongodi
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court, Madurai Bench; Second Appeal S.A.(MD).No.387 of 2018 dismissed for non-prosecution/default on 21.04.2025 by K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN, J. Appellant Ravichandran absent on 14.02.2025 and 21.04.2025; respondent Poongodi represented by H.Lakshmi Shankar. Underlying chain: O.S.No. 407 of 2004 (District Munsif Court, Thuraiyur, decree dated 23.12.2016) confirmed in A.S.No.8 of 2017 (Sub-Court, Thuraiyur, 26.06.2018). Appeal filed under Section 100 C.P.C. No merits ruling; useful only for the procedural point that a second appeal may be dismissed for want of prosecution where the appellant is repeatedly unrepresented.
What did the court decide?
The Second Appeal stands dismissed for non-prosecution, there being no representation for the appellant at the hearing on 14.02.2025 and again on 21.04.2025 when the matter was listed under the caption for dismissal.