K. Rudrappa vs Shivappa

The Supreme Court held that the rejection of the appellant's application to be substituted as a legal representative under Order 22, Rule 3 and Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 was erroneous. The Court emphasized that the appellant was unaware of the appeal's pendency until informed by the advocate, and thus, the technical rejection by the District Court was unjust. The Court allowed the appeal, setting aside the orders of the lower courts and permitting the appellant to be brought on record as a legal representative.