Smt.Sukanti Naik v. Chandra Munda
Case brief
What is this about?
Dismissal for default / non-prosecution of appeal; non-appearance of appellants and their counsel; appellants deemed to have no interest in pursuing the appeal; counsel for respondents present; RSA No.318 of 2006; High Court of Orissa at Cuttack; Justice A.C. Behera; hybrid (virtual/physical) hearing; order dated 12.01.2024; appeal disposed of as dismissed. Relevant to searches on consequences of litigant non-appearance in pending appeals.
What did the court decide?
The non-appearance of the appellants and their counsel for the further progress of the appeal showed that the appellants had no interest in prosecuting the appeal. ¶¶15