Venugopal v. Bakkiamma Bai
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court order dated 02.03.2026 in CMP.Nos.19820, 19827 & 19828 of 2022 in S.A.No.892 of 2011 (K. Govindarajan Thilakavadi, J.). Condonation of delay of 93 days; setting aside of abatement caused by death of first respondent Bakkiamma Bai in second appeal; impleadment of legal representatives Geetharani, Raveenthranath, Jagajeevan and Viswanathan (children of late Kuppusamy Rao) as respondents 12 to 15; Registry directed to amend cause title; case listed after two weeks for filing counter. Keywords: condonation of delay, abatement, legal representatives, impleadment, second appeal, Madras High Court.
What did the court decide?
All three Civil Miscellaneous Petitions allowed: (i) delay of 93 days in filing the petition to set aside abatement condoned; (ii) abatement caused by the death of first respondent Bakkiamma Bai set aside; (iii) Geetharani, Raveenthranath, Jagajeevan and Viswanathan brought on record as legal representatives of the deceased first respondent and ranked as respondents 12 to 15; Registry directed to amend the cause title in the Second Appeal; case to be listed after two weeks for filing counter.