Case brief
What is this about?
Orissa High Court, Cuttack; CRA No. 40 of 1995; Mahadeb Mohana v. State of Orissa; order dated 19.08.2025 by Justice Sibo Sankar Mishra; appeal abated on death of sole appellant; no motion by legal heirs or next friend; IIC Atabira P.S. report dated 09.08.2025; advocates: A.K. Mishra (appellant), S.J. Mohanty ASC (State).
What did the court decide?
Where the sole appellant has died and no legal heir or next friend moves to press the appeal, the appeal stands abated. ¶15