- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31082 RFA No. 891 of 2017 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI REGULAR FIRST APPEAL NO.891 OF 2017 (INJ) BETWEEN: 1. STERLITE INDUSTRIES INDIA LIMITED (A COMPANY REGISTERD UNDER THE COMPANIES ACT OF 1956) REGISTERED OFFICE SIPCOT INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX MADURAI BY PASS ROAD T V PURAM POST TUTICORIN, TAMIL NADU – 628 002 2. M/S SESA STERLITE LIMITED (FORMERLY SESAGOA LIMITED) REGD. OFFICE : SESA GHOR PATTO, PANJIM GOA – 403 001 3. M/S VEDANTA LIMITED (FORMERLY SESA STERLITE LIMITED) NO.20, ECD COMPLEX PATTO, PANJIM GOA – 403 001 …APPELLANTS (BY MS. M.GOWRI PADMAJA, ADVOCATE FOR SMT. VAISHALI HEGDE, ADVOCATE) AND: SRI. HIRIADKA SHANKAR RAO S/O LATE H KRISHNA RAO AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS RESIDING AT ‘SHRI GURKRUPA’ Digitally signed by GEETHAKUMARI PARLATTAYA S Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31082 RFA No. 891 of 2017 NO.4/1/18, 3RD MAIN ROAD VENKATAMMA MSR COLONY MATHIKERE BANGALORE – 560 054 …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. Y HARIPRASAD, ADVOCATE FOR C/R) THIS RFA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 96 OF CPC, PRAYING TO ALLOW THIS APPEAL BY DISMISSING THE SUIT OF THE PLAINTIFFS JUDGMENT AND DECREE DATED 06.03.2017 PASSED IN OS.NO.1794/2010 ON THE FILE OF THE XX ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGALURU BY SETTING ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND DECREE PASSED IN THE ABOVE MATTER ON 10.11.2016; FOR COSTS OF THE APPEAL. THIS APPEAL COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI ORAL JUDGMENT Perusal of order-sheet dated 21.06.2023 would reveal death of sole respondent. Since steps are not taken in time, appeal abates in its entirety. Sd/- (RAVI V HOSMANI) JUDGE JJ List No.: 1 Sl No.: 6