Pata Dei v. Gangadhar Behera
Case brief
What is this about?
Status-only disposal of a two-decade-old Orissa High Court appeal: RSA No. 377 of 2003, Pata Dei (appellant; advocate P.K. Bhuyan) v. Gangadhar Behera and Others. On 06.07.2026 Justice Sashikanta Mishra dismissed the appeal for default after none appeared in a hybrid-mode hearing, presuming the appellant's lost interest following the unresolved order of 07.07.2006 requiring submission of the certified copy of the trial Court judgment. Search cues: dismissed for default; non-appearance of appellant; certified copy of trial Court judgment; order of 07.07.2006; stale appeal. No substantive holding, statute, precedent, or monetary amount is involved.
What did the court decide?
Finding no appearance for the appellant when the matter was called out, the Court presumed that the appellant was no longer interested in pursuing the appeal and dismissed the appeal for default.