Manoj Kumar v. Santosh Yadav
Case brief
What is this about?
Death of appellant during pendency — appeal dismissed as infructuous. FAO-641-2023 (O&M), Manoj Kumar vs Santosh Yadav, High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh, oral order dated January 24, 2025 by Sudhir Singh, J. (bench incl. Sukhvinder Kaur, J.). Counsel for appellant (Atul Yadav for Jai Singh Yadav) submitted the appellant had died during pendency; appeal dismissed as having been rendered infructuous; pending application(s), if any, stood disposed of. No merits argued, no statute or precedent cited. Citable only for the fact pattern of an FAO rendered infructuous by the appellant's death.
What did the court decide?
The appeal has been rendered infructuous by the death of the appellant during its pendency and is accordingly dismissed. ¶16