https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=126838 Delay in seeking substitution and setting aside abatement may be condoned where the appellant shows sufficient cause, the respondent's death was not intimated, and the explanation is bona fide. Under Order 22 of the CPC, abatement occurs by operation of law, but restoration remains available on a liberal and pragmatic reading of "sufficient cause" under the Limitation Act, especially where substantial justice would otherwise be defeated. A long-pending appeal without fixed hearing dates, coupled with the absence of notice of death and no material contradicting the appellant's asserted ignorance, supports setting aside abatement and bringing the legal representatives on record. en-us Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 12 Aug 2013 11:50:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=126838 Delay in seeking substitution and setting aside abatement may be condoned where the appellant shows sufficient cause, the respondent's death was not intimated, and the explanation is bona fide. Under Order 22 of the CPC, abatement occurs by operation of law, but restoration remains available on a liberal and pragmatic reading of "sufficient cause" under the Limitation Act, especially where substantial justice would otherwise be defeated. A long-pending appeal without fixed hearing dates, coupled with the absence of notice of death and no material contradicting the appellant's asserted ignorance, supports setting aside abatement and bringing the legal representatives on record. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=126838