- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:19341 RFA No. 306 of 2019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI MULIMANI REGULAR FIRST APPEAL NO. 306 OF 2019 (INJ) BETWEEN: 1. SRI M.RUKMANGADA NAIDU S/O LATE M.BODAPPA NAIDU, AGE: 69 YEARS, OCC: RETD PRINCIPAL, R/O 73, VIDYAPITH ROAD, BSK III STAGE, BENGALURU-560 085. 2. SRI K.LOKANATH S/O K.PAPAIAH NAIDU, AGED: 65 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O 735, 10TH MAIN ROAD, 4TH BLOCK, JAYANAGAR, BENGALURU-560 011. …APPELLANTS (BY SRI. ASHWATH.Y.M., ADVOCATE FOR SRI. D.RAVIKUMAR GOKAKAKAR., ADVOCATE) AND: SRI. Y.KRISHNAPPA S/O LATE YELLAPPA, AGE: 57 YEARS, OCC: NOT KNOWN, R/O NO.15, 1ST CROSS, ANJANEYA TEMPLE STREET, ADUGODI, BENGALURU-560 030. …RESPONDENT (SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED) Digitally signed by PREMCHANDRA M R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:19341 RFA No. 306 of 2019 THIS REGULAR FIRST APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 96 OF CPC. THIS REGULAR FIRST APPEAL IS LISTED FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, AN ORDER IS MADE AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER Sri.Aswath.Y.M., counsel on behalf of Sri.D.Ravikumar Gokakakar., for the appellants has appeared in person and submits that the sole respondent - Sri.Y.Krishnappa has died a year back. Counsel therefore, submits that an appropriate order may be passed. The oral submission made by counsel for the appellants is placed on record. The sole respondent - Sri.Y.Krishnappa died a year back. Now we are in the month of June 2025. It's almost a year, the application to bring the legal representatives of deceased sole respondent is not filed. By operation of law, the appeal abates. Sd/- (JYOTI MULIMANI) JUDGE MRP List No.: 1 Sl No.: 18