2025:HHC:17403 IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA RSA No. 100 of 2016 Date of decision: 2 .6 .202 5 Ram Gopal. ….Petitioner. Versus Ram Kishan & others. ….Respondents. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Vivek Singh Thakur, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 For the Petitioner : Mr.Anirudh Sharma, Advocate, vice Mr.Shivam Sharma, Advocate, for legal heirs of deceased appellant. For the Respondents: Mr.Jai Ram Sharma, Advocate, vice Mr.Gaurav Gautam, Advocate. Vivek Singh Thakur, Judge (Oral) On 31.12.2024, matter was adjourned to enable learned counsel representing the appellant to file fresh Power of Attorney, as Ms.Devyani Sharma, Advocate representing him has been designated as Senior Advocate. Thereafter matter was listed on 24.2.2025, but on that date on the basis of information received by learned counsel, who had appeared on behalf of legal heirs of deceased appellant, with prayer to grant time to take appropriate steps on account of death of appellant, four weeks 1Whether the reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the Judgment? Yes 2025:HHC:17403 RSA No. 100 of 2016 further time was granted accepting his request made on behalf of legal heirs of deceased appellant but with rider that failure in taking steps may result into dismissal of appeal for non prosecution. 2. Mr. Anirudh Sharma, Advocate, today informs that despite sending Registered letter dated 21.4.2025 to legal heirs of deceased appellant, no one has come forward to enable the counsel to take appropriate steps for substitution of appellant. 3. In the aforesaid facts, it appears that legal heirs of deceased appellant are not interested in pursuing the appeal. Accordingly, appeal is dismissed being abated as well as for for non prosecution. (Vivek Singh Thakur), 2nd June, 2025 Judge. (Keshav) 2