Papanna
& Anr Vs. State of Karnataka & Ors [1995] INSC 611 (1 November 1995)
Ramaswamy,
K. Ramaswamy, K. Kirpal B.N. (J)
CITATION:
1996 SCC (1) 291 JT 1995 (8) 107 1995 SCALE (6)220
ACT:
HEAD NOTE:
WITH
CIVIL APPEAL NO. 6260 OF 1983
O R D
E R
After Mr.
K.N. Bhat was designated as Senior Advocate, the Registry had issued notices to
all the appellants to make alternative arrangements as early as in 1987-88 and
the same were served on all the appellants except appellant No.2 who was
reported to be dead. None has entered appearance through counsel nor did they
appear in person today. As a matter of fact, it is the professional duty of the
counsel, on being designated as Senior Advocate, to intimate that fact to all
his clients and request them to make alternative arrangements to engage another
advocate-on\record. It is no part of the duty of this Court to inform the
parties.
However,
it has already been done. In view of the fact that the decree challenging the
validity of the notification under Section 4(1) of he Land Acquisition Act
being common to all the appellants and being indivisible, the appeals stand
abated against all since the legal representatives of the second appellant have
not been brought on record till date.
The
appeals are accordingly dismissed. No costs.
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