- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:21433 RFA No. 532 of 2019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 20TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI MULIMANI REGULAR FIRST APPEAL NO. 532 OF 2019 (SP) BETWEEN: M.MADAIAH S/O MADAIAH, AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.2327, 3RD MAIN ROAD, R.P.C. LAYOUT, VIJAYANAGARA, BENGALURU-560 040. …APPELLANT (BY SRI. RAVISHANKAR., ADVOCATE FOR SRI. A.V.GANGADHARAPPA., ADVOCATE) AND: SMT. B.V.RAJALAKSHMI W/O B.MAHADEVASWAMY, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.136-Y, 17TH MAIN ROAD, 53RD CROSS ROAD, RAJAJINAGARA, BENGALURU-560 010. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. MANJUNATHA.K. & SRI. T.MOHANDAS SHETTY., ADVOCATES FOR C/R) THIS REGULAR FIRST APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 96 OF THE CPC. THIS REGULAR FIRST APPEAL IS LISTED FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, AN ORDER IS MADE AS UNDER: Digitally signed by PREMCHANDRA M R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:21433 RFA No. 532 of 2019 ORAL ORDER Sri.Ravishankar., counsel on behalf of Sri.A.V.Gangadharappa., for the appellant has appeared in person. A memo has been filed by counsel for the respondent on 10.10.2022 stating that the sole respondent has died on 29.08.2022 and has also furnished the death certificate. Memo along with the death certificate is placed on record. A perusal of the same depicts that the sole respondent died back in 2022. Now we are in the month of June, 2025. It's been three years, 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.: 24