Principle

APPELLATE PRACTICE — Dismissal for Want of Prosecution — Court Functus Officio Upon Dismissal Under Order 6 Rule 10

Area of law
APPELLATE PRACTICE
Court
Supreme Court

Dismissal for failure to file brief renders the court functus officio. The matter is conclusively determined. The principle applies to appellate practice.

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