RANGUBAI KOM SHANKAR JAGTAP vs SUNDERABAI BHRATAR SAKHARAM JEDHE AND ORS.

The Supreme Court held that the legal representatives of a deceased party brought on record during final decree proceedings do not benefit an appeal filed against a preliminary decree. The Court found no sufficient grounds for condoning the delay in bringing the legal representatives on record, leading to the abatement of the appeal concerning the deceased respondent. The ruling clarified that while orders made at one stage of a suit may apply to subsequent stages, this principle does not extend to appeals already filed prior to such orders.