1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2022 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V. SRISHANANDA REGULAR FIRST APPEAL NO.292/2014 (SP) BETWEEN: CHANDRAMATHI, SINCE DECEASED RERPESENTED BY HER LRS: 1. RAJAKUMAR NAIKA, S/O LATE NAGHYA NAIKA, AGE 44 YEARS, 2. RITHISH, S/O RAJAKUMARA NAIKA, AGED ABOUT 8 YEARS, MINOR REPRESENTED BY HIS FATHER & NATURAL GUARDIAN RAJAKUMARA NAIKA, BOTH ARE RESIDENTS OF MALAVAGOPPA, B.H.ROAD SHIMOGA TALUK & DISTRICT – 577 202. ...APPELLANTS (BY SRI.S.V.PRAKASH, ADVOCATE) AND: RATHNAMMA, W/O LATE T.Y.PUNDALIKA RAO, AGED 68 YEARS, 2 OCC: HOUSEMAKER, R/O THULAJA BHAVANI ROAD, GANDHI BAZAR, SHIMOGA CITY C/O DINESH FANCY VESSELS SHOP, 2ND CROSS, RIGHT SIDE, GANDHI BAZAR, SHIMOGA CITY - 577 202. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI.M.S.HARISH KUMAR, ADVOCATE) THIS R.F.A. IS FILED UNDER SECTION 96 OF CPC, AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 31.10.2013 PASSED IN O.S. NO.30/2012 ON THE FILE OF THE II ADDL. CITY CIVIL JUDGE, SHIVAMOGGA, DISMISSING THE SUIT FOR SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE OF CONTRACT. THIS R.F.A. COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, THE COURT DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:- JUDGMENT Steps not taken in respect of deceased sole respondent who died on 29.02.2020. As such, appeal stands dismissed as abated. Sd/- JUDGE sac*