YOGENDRA SAH vs GAURI SHANKAR SAH (D) BY LRS. . — C.A. No. 7415/2001

Case Summary: Yogendra Sah v. Gauri Shankar Sah Outcome: The Supreme Court granted special leave to appeal and set aside the High Court's order. The Court permitted substitution of the deceased respondent's legal heirs on record and allowed the appeal with no order as to costs, directing the High Court to decide the underlying appeal on merits. Key Issue: The High Court had dismissed the entire appeal for failure to timely file an application substituting the deceased respondent's heirs (2-3 days delay), despite a 90-day statutory period. The Supreme Court found this approach erroneous, noting the appeal should not abate against surviving respondents. Next Step: The High Court must now reconsider and decide the original appeal (SA 52/97) on its substantive merits in accordance with law. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.