IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOMAS P.JOSEPH THURSDAY, THE 26TH MARCH 2009 / 5TH CHAITHRA 1931 SA.No. 46 of 2000(E) -------------------- AS.177/1996 of IST ADDL. DISTRICT COURT, TRIVANDRUM OS.584/1991 of IST ADDL.SUB COURT,TRIVANDRUM .................... APPELLANT/DEFENDANT : ----------------------------------- MURALEEDHARAN, S/O RAMAKRISHNA PANICKER, MURALIMANDIRAM, VAZHICHAL DESOM, OTTASEKHARAMANGALAM VILLAGE, NEYYATTINKARA TALUK BY ADV. MR.B.RAGUNATHAN MR.G.S.MOHANDAS MR.G.GOPALAKRISHNA PILLAI RESPONDENT/PLAINTIFF: ----------------------------------- A. ABDUL GAFFOOR, S/O ALIYARKUNJU, T.C. 48/293, SUHARA MANZIL, MUTTATHARA VILLAGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. MR.K.G.DEVARAJAN THIS SECOND APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 26/03/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: THOMAS P. JOSEPH J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ S.A. No. 46 of 2000 - E ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 26th day of March, 2009 JUDGMENT Heard counsel for appellant. Learned counsel submits that the sole respondent expired five years back and that in spite of intimation given to the appellant, he has not turned up to take necessary steps for impleading. Hence, the appeal is dismissed as abated, without any order of costs. THOMAS P. JOSEPH, JUDGE kmd