https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169317 A criminal appeal against conviction and imprisonment abates on the appellant's death, because the right of appeal is personal and substitution is permitted only where the estate is directly and legally affected. The Court distinguished the limited exception for sentences of fine, where the liability survives against the estate, and declined to extend that exception to special leave appeals against imprisonment. A contingent claim to arrears of salary, dependent on future administrative action, was held too remote to confer a sufficient legal interest. Legal representatives were therefore not entitled to continue the appeal, and leave to prosecute it was refused. en-us Mon, 16 Mar 1964 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 14 Apr 2015 10:43:24 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169317 A criminal appeal against conviction and imprisonment abates on the appellant's death, because the right of appeal is personal and substitution is permitted only where the estate is directly and legally affected. The Court distinguished the limited exception for sentences of fine, where the liability survives against the estate, and declined to extend that exception to special leave appeals against imprisonment. A contingent claim to arrears of salary, dependent on future administrative action, was held too remote to confer a sufficient legal interest. Legal representatives were therefore not entitled to continue the appeal, and leave to prosecute it was refused. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 16 Mar 1964 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169317