Supreme Court Abates Appeal After Convict’s Death: Yeruva Sayireddy vs. State of Andhra Pradesh (2022) Date of the Judgment: 07 March 2022 Citation: [Not Available in Source] Judges: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Vineet Saran and Hon’ble Mr. Justice Aniruddha Bose Can an appeal against a conviction continue after the death of the appellant? The Supreme Court […]
Supreme Court Clarifies Abatement of Appeals in Cases Involving Both Imprisonment and Fine: Ramesan vs. State of Kerala (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an appeal against a composite sentence of imprisonment and fine abates entirely upon the death of the appellant, or can it continue for the fine component. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Ramesan
Supreme Court Abatement Ruling: Goli Vijayalakshmi vs. Yendru Sathiraju (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an appeal abates in its entirety when one of the appellants dies and their legal representatives are not brought on record, particularly in cases involving joint and indivisible decrees. CASE TYPE: Civil Property Dispute Case Name: Goli Vijayalakshmi & Ors. vs. Yendru
