HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW SPECIAL APPEAL No. - 773 of 2012 Court No. - 1 HON'BLE RAJAN ROY, J. HON'BLE RAJEEV BHARTI, J. 1. Heard. 2. On 17.07.2024 the legal representatives of the respondent informed the appellants that the respondent had died. More than a year has passed but no application for substitution has been filed by the appellants. Proceedings cannot go on against a dead person. They have for all practical purposes abated. 3. The appeal is dismissed, accordingly. October 28, 2025 -Piyush- Versus Counsel for Appellant(s) : N.N. Jaiswal, Balram Yadav Counsel for Respondent(s) : R.R. Mishra, Anjani Kumar Dvivedi, Pradeep Kumar Shukla, Umesh Kumar Shukla (Rajeev Bharti,J.) (Rajan Roy,J.) U.P. Sahkari Gram Vikas Bank Ltd. Lucknow Thru. Its M.D. .....Appellant(s) Shatrughan Pathak .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- PIYUSH YADAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench