R.Kothandan v. K.Ramdass (deceased)
Case brief
What is this about?
Procedural CMP in a pending second appeal where the first respondent (K.Ramadas) died before the appeal was filed and the appeal was filed against a dead person. Court (single judge, S. Sounthar, 16.06.2026) relied on Amsavalli (died) v. Sarangabani (2016(1) CTC 61 = 2015 SC (MAD) 3353) to direct amendment of the cause title to implead the deceased's L.Rs plus a condonation-of-delay application; CMP prayer to be amended; matter listed after two weeks. No statutes, advocates, or monetary amounts stated.
What did the court decide?
No substantive relief granted as prayed; the court held that the prayer in the CMP needs to be amended and listed the matter after two weeks for filing appropriate amendment applications (cause-title amendment to include the L.Rs of the deceased K.Ramadas, together with a condonation-of-delay application).