Case brief
What is this about?
Order dated 04.09.2025 of the High Court of Orissa at Cuttack in CRA No. 282 of 1998 (Basanta Kumar Rath v. State of Orissa), delivered by Justice Sibo Sankar Mishra: based on the written report dated 16.08.2025 of the IIC, Town P.S., Kendrapara confirming the death of the sole appellant, and in the absence of any motion by his legal heirs or next friend, the appeal stands abated. No statute or precedent discussed; no merits decided.
What did the court decide?
No substantive relief; the appeal stands abated on account of the death of the sole appellant. ¶15