- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:2205 RFA No. 1625 of 2019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 20TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI MULIMANI REGULAR FIRST APPEAL NO. 1625 OF 2019 (INJ) BETWEEN: RUPEN PATEL S/O P.A.PATEL, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, 5D, AK PATEL BUNGLOW, DADABHAI ROAD, NEAR ARYASAMAJ, SANTACRUZ WEST, MUMBAI SUBURBAN, MAHARASHTRA - 400 054. …APPELLANT (BY SRI. YESHU BABA.R.MISHRA., ADVOCATE) AND: M/S. GOPALAN ENTERPRISES (INDIA) PVT LTD., A COMPANY INCORPORATED UNDER THE COMPANIES ACT 1956, HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT NO.5, RICHMOND ROAD, BANGALORE - 560 025. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. V.RAMESH BABU & SRI. S.V.SRINIVAS., ADVOCATE FOR C/R) THIS REGULAR FIRST APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 96 READ WITH ORDER XLI RULE 1 OF THE CPC, 1908. THIS REGULAR FIRST APPEAL IS LISTED FOR FINAL HEARING, THIS DAY, AN ORDER IS MADE AS UNDER: Digitally signed by THEJASKUMAR N Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:2205 RFA No. 1625 of 2019 ORAL ORDER Counsel for the appellant on instruction submits that Sri.Rupen Patel - the sole appellant has died on 05.07.2024. The oral submission about the death of the sole appellant is placed on record. The application to bring the legal representative of deceased sole appellant is not filed. By operation of law, the Regular First Appeal abates. Sd/- (JYOTI MULIMANI) JUDGE TKN List No.: 4 Sl No.: 43