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Order 22 Rule 10A CPC

2 articlesLatest April 2026
Order 22 Rule 10A CPC | Mere Intimation of Death Insufficient; Disclosure of Legal Representatives Mandatory to Prevent Suit Abatement : MP HC Jabalpur
Case Law Analysis
|Madhya Pradesh High Court

Order 22 Rule 10A CPC | Mere Intimation of Death Insufficient; Disclosure of Legal Representatives Mandatory to Prevent Suit Abatement : MP HC Jabalpur

The Madhya Pradesh High Court holds that filing a mere notice of a party's death under Order 22 Rule 10A CPC does not prevent suit abatement - legal representatives must be formally disclosed within the 90-day window. This clarifies a critical procedural gap affecting landlords, heirs, and litigants in eviction and property disputes where defendant succession is unclear.

Order 22 Rule 10A CPC | Appeal Does Not Abate If Deceased’s Estate Is Represented by Co-Heirs Sharing Joint Interest : Chhattisgarh HC
Case Law Analysis
|Chhattisgarh High Court

Order 22 Rule 10A CPC | Appeal Does Not Abate If Deceased’s Estate Is Represented by Co-Heirs Sharing Joint Interest : Chhattisgarh HC

Chhattisgarh High Court rules that an appeal under Order 22 Rule 10A CPC does not abate if the deceased party’s estate is sufficiently represented by co-parties who are Class II heirs and share a joint interest in the subject matter. The ruling clarifies that procedural non-compliance in substituting legal representatives does not invalidate the appeal where co-heirs are already parties to the dispute.

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