Rattan Singh etc. v. Gurbachan Kaur etc.
Civil – Procedure – Regular Second Appeal dismissed in default for want of prosecution
Case brief
What is this about?
Punjab and Haryana High Court at Chandigarh; RSA-2703-1997 (O&M); Ra0an Singh and another (appellants, through Amit Kumar Saini, Advocate) versus Gurbachan Kaur and others (respondents); coram Justice Deepak Gupta; decision date 24 February 2026; appeal dismissed in default for want of prosecution; non-compliance with order dated 28.02.2024; respondent Nos. 1, 2 and 4 ex parte; respondent No.3 deceased and LRs not impleaded; wrong address of respondent No.5; written adjournment request refused; Registry barred from entertaining adjournment slips; appellants no longer interested; no statutory provisions or precedents cited; no quantum involved; purely procedural disposal, no merits adjudicated.
What did the court decide?
Learned counsel for the appellants informed the Court that the appellants were no longer in contact with the respondents, upon which it appeared to the Court that the appellants were no longer interested in pursuing the appeal.