Swami Vedvyasanand (D) Thr Lrs vs Shyam Lal Chauhan

The Supreme Court addressed the issue of legal representation in a pending second appeal concerning the substitution of parties under Order 22 of the Civil Procedure Code. The Court upheld the Patna High Court's finding that Swami Satyanand is the legal representative of the deceased Swami Shivdharmanand, thereby allowing his substitution as the appellant. The Court clarified that the objections raised by the other claimant, Swami Triyoganand, were rendered moot following his own demise, and thus the order of substitution was affirmed.