Lingaraj Pictures v. Jammula Satyanarayan
Case brief
What is this about?
Dismissal of 23-year-old second appeal for non-prosecution; counsel without instructions from appellants; appellants' prolonged inaction treated as disinterest; appeal dismissed for default of appellants; Lingaraj Pictures Pvt. Ltd. v. Jammula Satyanarayan; Orissa High Court; S.A. No.332 of 2000; hybrid/virtual hearing; order dated 02.09.2024.
What did the court decide?
Where learned counsel for the appellants has no instructions to prosecute the appeal and the appellants' conduct over more than 23 years shows they are not interested to pursue it, the appeal stands dismissed for their default. ¶14