Basant Mandal v. Smt. Lukhri Devi
Case brief
What is this about?
Dismissal for default; non-appearance of appellants' counsel on repeated calls; Order 41 Rule 17 Code of Civil Procedure; Patna High Court Second Appeal (SA) No.60 of 1992; oral order by Ramesh Chand Malviya, J.; neither side represented; heirs of late Basant Mandal (Kathara, Sultanganj, Bhagalpur) v. heirs of late Lukhri Devi (Bariarpur, Munger); no merits adjudicated.
What did the court decide?
As nobody appeared for either party, and the appellants' counsel had been repeatedly absent since January 2026 despite repeated calls, Second Appeal No.60 of 1992 is dismissed for default under Order 41 Rule 17 of the Code of Civil Procedure. ¶3