Supreme Court of India

Binod Pathak & Ors. v. Shankar Choudhary & Ors.

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Reported as [2025] 8 S.C.R. 103
Bench J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan JJ.
Decided 14 July 2025

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Issue for Consideration Matter pertains to the correctness of the order passed by the High Court that as some of the defendants before the first appellate court had passed away and their legal heirs were not brought on record in accordance with the provisions of Or.XXII r.4 CPC, the first appellate court could not have heard the first appeal on merits and decided the same in favour of the plaintiffs as it already stood abated. Headnotes† Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 – Or.XXII rr.4(3), 10A – Duty of pleader to communicate to court death of a party – Title suit instituted by

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