Gayatri Devi Andors v. Ashok Kumar
Case brief
What is this about?
Dismissal for non-prosecution of a 2001 regular second appeal after 24+ years' pendency; liberty to seek revival within 02 months. Court: High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh; decided 17.07.2025 by Nidhi Gupta J. (oral). Parties: Smt. Gayatri Devi and another (appellants-defendants) v. Shri Ashok Kumar (respondent-plaintiff). Subject matter: challenge to concurrent decrees for rendition of account and possession by way of partition. Non-service due to incomplete address; earlier appellants' counsel elevated to Bench. No statutes or precedents discussed; purely procedural disposition. Advocates: Akash Jain (appellants); A.P. Bhandari with Bhargavi (respondent).
What did the court decide?
Appeal dismissed for non-prosecution; liberty to appellants to seek revival by appropriate application within 02 months; pending applications, if any, disposed of.