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Ms Cleta Fernandes Prabhu vs Lourdes Mascarenhas Prabhu
2021 Latest Caselaw 5771 Kant

Citation : 2021 Latest Caselaw 5771 Kant
Judgement Date : 8 December, 2021

Karnataka High Court
Ms Cleta Fernandes Prabhu vs Lourdes Mascarenhas Prabhu on 8 December, 2021
Bench: K.S.Mudagal
                                  M.F.A.No.3144/2011 C/W
                                     M.F.A.No.10699/2012
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     IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

       DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF DECEMBER 2021

                        BEFORE

        THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE K.S.MUDAGAL

 MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO.3144/2011(ISA)
                     C/W
 MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO.10699/2012(ISA)

M.F.A.NO.3144/2011:

BETWEEN:

MS.CLETA FERNANDES PRABHU
D/O LATE MAURICE FERNANDES PRABHU
AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS
R/AT MARYLEN, BEJAI
MANGALORE - 575 004                         ...APPELLANT

(BY SRI R.I.D'SA, ADVOCATE FOR
    SRI S.V.GIRIDHAR, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1.     MISS BERNADINE @
       BIRDIE FERNANDES PRABHU
       D/O LATE MAURICE PRABHU
       AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS
       R/AT L-160, 8TH MAIN
       HAL III STAGE, J.B.NAGAR
       BANGALORE - 560 075

2.     MR.TITUS FERNANDES PRABHU
       S/O LATE MAURICE PRABHU
       DIED ON 21.09.2007
       CASE ABATED AGAINST HIM

3.     DR.MRS.LOURDES MASCARENHAS PRABHU
       D/O LATE MAURICE PRABHU
       AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS
       R/AT LUNO DE MIL, URVA STORES
       MANGALORE - 575 006
                                   M.F.A.No.3144/2011 C/W
                                     M.F.A.No.10699/2012
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4.   MRS.CELIA JAYAKUMAR
     W/O DR.S.JAYAKUMAR
     AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS
     35 PAUL DRIVE, WASHINGTON
     PA 15301, U.S.A

5.   MRS.DIANA PAIS PRABHU
     W/O RICHARD PAIS
     AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS
     R/AT 'R 10 REX'
     OPP. GOVERNMENT MUSEUM
     BEJAI, MANGALORE - 575 004

6.   MRS.KARES R PRABHU
     W/O DR.RICHARD
     AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS
     R/AT NO.816, SCIENTISTS HOSTEL III
     DRDO RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX
     C.V.RAMAN NAGAR
     BANGALORE - 560 093                ...RESPONDENTS

(BY SRI T.I.ABDULLA, ADVOCATE FOR C/R1;
    NOTICE TO R4 DISPENSED WITH V/O DTD:26.04.2013;
    NOTICE TO R3 & R6 D/W V/O DATED 13.11.2013;
    R5 SERVED; R2 DEAD AS PER CAUSE TITLE)

     THIS MFA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 384 OF INDIAN
SUCCESSION ACT, 1925 PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER
DATED 24.01.2008 PASSED BY III ADDITIONAL DISTRICT
JUDGE, D.K., MANGALORE IN MISC. NO.7/1998

M.F.A.NO.10699/2012:

BETWEEN:

MS.CLETA FERNANDES PRABHU
D/O LATE MAURICE FERNANDES PRABHU
AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS
INDIAN CHRISTIAN
R/AT MARYLEN, BEJAI
MANGALORE - 575 004                         ...APPELLANT

(BY SRI R.I.D'SA, ADVOCATE FOR
    SRI S.V.GIRIDHAR, ADVOCATE)
                                     M.F.A.No.3144/2011 C/W
                                       M.F.A.No.10699/2012
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AND:

1.     LOURDES MASCARENHAS PRABHU
       D/O LATE MAURICE FERNANDES PRABHU
       AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS
       INDIAN CHRISTIAN
       R/AT LUNO DE MIL
       URVA STORES
       MANGALORE - 575 006

2.     MISS BERNADINE @
       BIRDIE FERNANDES PRABHU
       D/O LATE MAURICE PRABHU
       AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS
       INDIAN CHRISTIAN
       R/AT L-160, 8TH MAIN
       HAL III STAGE, J.B.NAGAR
       BANGALORE - 560 075

3.     MR.TITUS FERNANDES PRABHU
       S/O LATE MAURICE PRABHU
       DIED ON 21.09.2007
       CASE ABATED AGAINST HIM

4.     MRS.CELIA JAYAKUMAR
       W/O DR.S.JAYAKUMAR
       AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS
       35 PAUL DRIVE
       WASHINGTON, PA 15301
       U.S.A

5.     MRS.DIANA PAIS PRABHU
       W/O RICHARD PAIS
       AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS
       INDIAN CHRISTIAN
       R/AT 'R 10 REX'
       OPP. GOVERNMENT MUSEUM
       BEJAI, MANGALORE - 575 004

6.     MRS.KARES R PRABHU
       W/O DR.RICHARD
       AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS
       INDIAN CHRISTIAN
       R/AT NO.816, SCIENTISTS HOSTEL III
       DRDO RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX
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      C.V.RAMAN NAGAR
      BANGALORE - 560 093                    ...RESPONDENTS

(BY SRI.G.RABINATHAN, ADVOCATE FOR R1;
    NOTICE TO R3 TO R6 D/W V/O DATED 30.01.2015)

     THIS MFA IS FILED UNDER SECTION 384 OF INDIAN
SUCCESSION ACT, 1925 PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER
DATED 24.01.2008 PASSED BY III ADDITIONAL DISTRICT
JUDGE, D.K., MANGALORE IN MISC. NO.25/1998.

     THESE MFAS COMING ON FOR HEARING THIS DAY, THE
COURT DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

                      JUDGMENT

Sri S.V.Giridhar, learned Advocate on record is not

present. Sri R.I.D'za, learned Counsel for the appellant

submits that these matters are connected to

R.F.A.No.1135/2019 and seeks to connect these matters

to the same.

2. Learned Counsel for respondent No.1 opposes

the adjournment and submits that in R.F.A.No.1135/2019

office objections are not yet complied and the appellant is

simply protracting these matters.

3. Despite requesting the advocate for the

appellant to argue, he is not prepared to go on with the M.F.A.No.3144/2011 C/W M.F.A.No.10699/2012

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matter. Costs are not paid. Under the circumstances, the

Court has no option but to dismiss the appeals. Therefore

the appeals are dismissed for non-prosecution.

Sd/-

JUDGE

KSR

 
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