Order XXII (CPC) — Death, Marriage and Insolvency of Parties

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Code of Civil Procedure (1908)

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Order XXII – Death, Marriage and Insolvency of Parties

Death, Marriage and Insolvency of Parties

1. No abatement by party’s death if right to sue survives

The death of a plaintiff or defendant shall not cause the suit to abate if the right to sue survives.

2. Procedure where one of several plaintiffs or defendants dies and the right to sue survives

Where there are more plaintiffs or defendants than one, and any of them dies, and where the right to sue survives to the surviving plaintiff or plaintiffs alone, or against the surviving defendant or defendants alone, the Court shall cause an entry to that effect to be made on the record, and the suit shall proceed at the instance of the surviving plaintiff or plaintiffs, or against the surviving defendant or defendants.

3. Procedure in case of death of one of several plaintiffs or of sole plaintiff

(1) Where one of two or more plaintiffs dies and the right to sue does not survive to the surviving plaintiff or plaintiffs alone, or a sole plaintiff or sole surviving plaintiff dies and the right to sue survives, the Court, on an application made in that behalf, shall cause the legal representative of the deceased plaintiff to be made a party and shall proceed with the suit.

(2) Where within the time limited by law no application is made under sub-rule (1), the suit shall abate so far as the deceased plaintiff is concerned, and, on the application of the defendant, the Court may award to him the costs which he may have incurred in defending the suit, to be recovered from the estate of the deceased plaintiff.

4. Procedure in case of death of one of several defendants or of sole defendant

(1) Where one of two or more defendants dies and the right to sue does not survive against the surviving defendant or defendants alone, or a sole defendant or sole surviving defendant dies and the right to sue survives, the Court, on an application made in that behalf, shall cause the legal representative of the deceased defendant to be made a party and shall proceed with the suit.

(2) Any person so made a party may make any defence appropriate to his character as legal representative of the deceased defendant.

(3) Where within the time limited by law no application is made under sub-rule (1), the suit shall abate as against the deceased defendant.

(4) The Court, whenever it thinks fit, may exempt the plaintiff from the necessity of substituting the legal representatives of any such defendant who has failed to file a written statement or who, having filed it, has failed to appear and contest the suit at the hearing; and judgment may, in such case, be pronounced against the said defendant notwithstanding the death of such defendant and shall have the same force and effect as if it had been pronounced before the death took place.

(5) Where—

(a) the plaintiff was ignorant of the death of a defendant, and could not, for that reason, make an application for the substitution of the legal representative of the defendant under this rule within the period specified in the Limitation Act, 1963 (36 of 1963), and the suit has, in consequence, abated; and

(b) the plaintiff applies after the expiry of the period specified therefor in the Limitation Act, 1963 (36 of 1963), for setting aside the abatement and also for the admission of that application under section 5 of that Act on the ground that he had, by reason of such ignorance, sufficient cause for not making the application within the period specified in the said Act,

the Court shall, in considering the application under the said section 5, have due regard to the fact of such ignorance, if proved.

4A. Procedure where there is no legal representative

(1) If, in any suit, it shall appear to the Court that any party who has died during the pendency of the suit has no legal representative, the Court may, on the application of any party to the suit, proceed in the absence of a person representing the estate of the deceased person, or may by order appoint the Administrator-General, or an officer of the Court or such other person as it thinks fit to represent the estate of the deceased person for the purpose of the suit; and any judgment or order subsequently given or made in the suit shall bind the estate of the deceased person to the same extent as he would have been bound if a personal representative of the deceased person had been a party to the suit.

(2) Before making an order under this rule, the Court—

(a) may require notice of the application for the order to be given to such (if any) of the persons having an interest in the estate of the deceased person as it thinks fit; and

(b) shall ascertain that the person proposed to be appointed to represent the estate of the deceased person is willing to be so appointed and has no interest adverse to that of the deceased person.

5. Determination of question as to legal representative

Where a question arises as to whether any person is or is not the legal representative of a deceased plaintiff or a deceased defendant, such question shall be determined by the Court:

Provided that where such question arises before an Appellate Court, that Court may, before determining the question, direct any subordinate Court to try the question and to return the records together with evidence, if any, recorded at such trial, its findings and reasons therefor, and the Appellate Court may take the same into consideration in determining the question.

6. No abatement by reason of death after hearing

Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing rules, whether the cause of action survives or not, there shall be no abatement by reason of the death of either party between the conclusion of the hearing and the pronouncing of the judgment, but judgment may in such case be pronounced notwithstanding the death and shall have the same force and effect as if it had been pronounced before the death took place.

7. Suit not abated by marriage of female party

(1) The marriage of a female plaintiff or defendant shall not cause the suit to abate, but the suit may notwithstanding be proceeded with to judgment, and, where the decree is against a female defendant, it may be executed against her alone.

(2) Where the husband is by law liable for the debts of his wife, the decree may, with the permission of the Court, be executed against the husband also; and in case of judgment for the wife, execution of the decree may, with such permission, be issued upon the application of the husband, where the husband is by law entitled to the subject matter of the decree.

8. When plaintiff’s insolvency bars suit

(1) The insolvency of a plaintiff in any suit which the assignee or receiver might maintain for the benefit of his creditors, shall not cause the suit to abate, unless such assignee or receiver declines to continue the suit or (unless for any special reason the Court otherwise directs) to give security for the costs thereof within such time as the Court may direct.

(2) Procedure where assignee fails to continue suit, or give security. Where the assignee or receiver neglects or refuses to continue the suit and to give such security within the time so ordered, the defendant may apply for the dismissal of the suit on the ground of the plaintiff’s insolvency, and the Court may make an order dismissing the suit and awarding to the defendant the costs which he may have incurred in defending the same, to be proved as a debt against the plaintiff’s estate.

9. Effect of abatement or dismissal

(1) Where a suit abates or is dismissed under this Order, no fresh suit shall be brought on the same cause of action.

(2) The plaintiff or the person claiming to be the legal representative of a deceased plaintiff or the assignee or the receiver in the case of an insolvent plaintiff may apply for an order to set aside the abatement or dismissal; and if it is proved that he was prevented by any sufficient cause from continuing the suit, the Court shall set aside the abatement or dismissal upon such terms as to costs or otherwise as it thinks fit.

(3) The provisions of section 5 of the Indian Limitation Act, 1877 (15 of 1877), shall apply to applications under sub-rule (2).

Explanation. Nothing in this rule shall be construed as barring, in any later suit, a defence based on the facts which constituted the cause of action in the suit which had abated or had been dismissed under this Order.

10. Procedure in case of assignment before final order in suit

(1) In other cases of an assignment, creation or devolution of any interest during the pendency of a suit, the suit may, by leave of the Court, be continued by or against the person to or upon whom such interest has come or devolved.

(2) The attachment of a decree pending an appeal therefrom shall be deemed to be an interest entitling the person who procured such attachment to the benefit of sub-rule (1).

10A. Duty of pleader to communicate to Court death of a party

Wherever a pleader appearing for a party to the suit comes to know of the death of that party, he shall inform the Court about it, and the Court shall thereupon give notice of such death to the other party, and, for this purpose, the contract between the pleader and the deceased party shall be deemed to subsist.

11. Application of Order to appeals

In the application of this Order to appeals, so far as may be, the word “plaintiff” shall be held to include an appellant, the word “defendant” a respondent, and the word “suit” an appeal.

12. Application of Order to proceedings

Nothing in rules 3, 4 and 8 shall apply to proceedings in execution of a decree or order.

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Sarvarthapedia Knowledge Network: Order XXII — Death, Marriage and Insolvency of Parties

Core Node: Continuity of Judicial Proceedings Despite Changes in Parties

Order XXII of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, addresses a fundamental problem in civil adjudication: what happens to a pending judicial proceeding when the legal or personal status of a party changes during litigation?

Death, marriage, insolvency, assignment, creation or devolution of an interest may alter the identity, capacity or legal position of the persons connected with a suit. Order XXII establishes procedural mechanisms to determine whether litigation should continue, who should represent the affected interest, when abatement occurs, and under what circumstances a terminated proceeding may be restored.

The central conceptual proposition is that a judicial proceeding is not necessarily extinguished by a change in the person participating in it. Its continuation depends upon the survival of the right to sue, the nature of the interest involved, representation of the deceased or insolvent party, and compliance with procedural requirements.

Cluster I: Death of Parties and Survival of the Right to Sue

Node 1: Death of a Plaintiff or Defendant

Primary Rule: Order XXII, Rule 1.

The death of a plaintiff or defendant does not cause abatement where the right to sue survives.

Core Concepts

• Survival of the right to sue
• Continuity of litigation
• Death as a procedural event
• Distinction between personal rights and inheritable legal interests
• Abatement of suits

See also:

• Rule 2 — Survival of the right to sue among several parties
• Rule 3 — Death of a plaintiff
• Rule 4 — Death of a defendant
• Rule 6 — Death after conclusion of hearing
• Rule 9 — Effect of abatement or dismissal

Node 2: Survival of Rights Among Several Plaintiffs or Defendants

Primary Rule: Order XXII, Rule 2.

Where the right to sue survives to the remaining plaintiffs alone or against the remaining defendants alone, the suit proceeds without substitution of the deceased party.

Core Concepts

• Joint litigation
• Survivorship of legal interests
• Procedural continuation
• Record of death
• Remaining parties and representative interests

See also:

• Rule 1 — General principle of non-abatement
• Rule 3 — Substitution of legal representatives of plaintiffs
• Rule 4 — Substitution of legal representatives of defendants
• Rule 5 — Determination of legal representation

Node 3: Death of a Plaintiff and Substitution of Legal Representatives

Primary Rule: Order XXII, Rule 3.

Where the right to sue does not survive to the remaining plaintiffs alone, the legal representative of the deceased plaintiff must be brought on record. Failure to apply within the prescribed period results in abatement so far as the deceased plaintiff is concerned.

Core Concepts

• Legal representatives
• Substitution of parties
• Representative capacity
• Procedural limitation
• Partial abatement
• Costs recoverable from the deceased plaintiff’s estate

See also:

• Rule 1 — Survival of the right to sue
• Rule 2 — Survivorship among plaintiffs
• Rule 5 — Determination of legal representative
• Rule 9 — Setting aside abatement
• Limitation Act — Period for substitution and restoration applications

Node 4: Death of a Defendant and Substitution of Legal Representatives

Primary Rule: Order XXII, Rule 4.

Where the right to sue survives against the remaining defendants alone, substitution may not be necessary. Otherwise, the legal representative of the deceased defendant is brought on record.

The rule also addresses the defence available to a substituted legal representative, exemption from substitution in specified circumstances, and relief where the plaintiff was ignorant of the defendant’s death.

Core Concepts

• Representation of deceased defendants
• Defence by legal representatives
• Abatement against a deceased defendant
• Exemption from substitution
• Ignorance of death
• Sufficient cause
• Limitation and restoration

See also:

• Rule 3 — Death of plaintiff
• Rule 4A — Absence of legal representative
• Rule 5 — Determination of legal representative
• Rule 9 — Setting aside abatement
• Limitation Act, 1963 — Section 5
• Written statement and participation in trial

Node 5: Absence of a Legal Representative

Primary Rule: Order XXII, Rule 4A.

Where a deceased party has no legal representative, the Court may proceed without a person representing the estate or appoint an appropriate person to represent it for the purpose of the suit.

Core Concepts

• Estate representation
• Absence of legal heirs or representatives
• Administrator-General
• Court-appointed representative
• Protection of the deceased person’s estate
• Binding effect of judicial orders

See also:

• Rule 3 — Substitution of plaintiff’s legal representative
• Rule 4 — Substitution of defendant’s legal representative
• Rule 5 — Determination of legal representative
• Representative litigation
• Administration of estates

Node 6: Judicial Determination of Legal Representation

Primary Rule: Order XXII, Rule 5.

Where a question arises as to whether a person is or is not the legal representative of a deceased plaintiff or defendant, the Court determines that question. An Appellate Court may direct a subordinate Court to conduct the necessary inquiry.

Core Concepts

• Legal status
• Representative capacity
• Judicial inquiry
• Evidence and findings
• Appellate supervision
• Representation of estates

See also:

• Rule 3 — Substitution of plaintiff
• Rule 4 — Substitution of defendant
• Rule 4A — No legal representative
• Succession law
• Civil procedure and evidentiary determination

Cluster II: Events That Do Not Necessarily Terminate Litigation

Node 7: Death After Conclusion of Hearing

Primary Rule: Order XXII, Rule 6.

Death occurring between the conclusion of the hearing and pronouncement of judgment does not cause abatement. Judgment may be pronounced as if the death had occurred after its pronouncement.

Core Concepts

• Conclusion of hearing
• Pronouncement of judgment
• Procedural finality
• Continuity of adjudication
• Judicial proceedings after death

See also:

• Rule 1 — Survival of the right to sue
• Rule 3 — Death of plaintiff
• Rule 4 — Death of defendant
• Judgment and decree
• Appellate proceedings

Node 8: Marriage of a Female Party

Primary Rule: Order XXII, Rule 7.

Marriage of a female plaintiff or defendant does not cause the suit to abate. The rule also addresses specified circumstances concerning execution of a decree against a husband or execution upon his application.

Core Concepts

• Marriage during litigation
• Continuity of legal personality
• Party status
• Execution of decrees
• Liability for debts
• Entitlement to decree property

See also:

• Rule 1 — Non-abatement
• Rule 10 — Assignment and devolution of interest
• Order XXI — Execution of decrees and orders
• Family law
• Property rights
• Civil liability

Node 9: Insolvency of a Plaintiff

Primary Rule: Order XXII, Rule 8.

The insolvency of a plaintiff does not automatically cause abatement where an assignee or receiver may continue the suit for the benefit of creditors. The rule addresses continuation, security for costs and dismissal where the assignee or receiver fails to act.

Core Concepts

• Insolvency
• Assignee
• Receiver
• Estate of an insolvent
• Creditor interests
• Security for costs
• Continuation of litigation
• Dismissal on account of insolvency

See also:

• Rule 9 — Effect of abatement or dismissal
• Rule 10 — Assignment and devolution of interest
• Insolvency law
• Creditor protection
• Civil recovery proceedings
• Administration of insolvent estates

Cluster III: Abatement, Restoration and Procedural Finality

Node 10: Legal Consequences of Abatement or Dismissal

Primary Rule: Order XXII, Rule 9.

Where a suit abates or is dismissed under Order XXII, a fresh suit cannot be brought on the same cause of action. The rule nevertheless provides a mechanism for setting aside abatement or dismissal where sufficient cause is established.

Core Concepts

• Abatement
• Dismissal
• Cause of action
• Procedural finality
• Restoration of suits
• Sufficient cause
• Limitation
• Costs and judicial discretion

See also:

• Rule 3 — Abatement following death of plaintiff
• Rule 4 — Abatement following death of defendant
• Rule 8 — Insolvency and dismissal
• Rule 5, Limitation Act, 1963 — Condonation of delay
• Res judicata
• Finality of litigation
• Restoration applications

Node 11: Setting Aside Abatement

Primary Rule: Order XXII, Rule 9(2).

The plaintiff, a person claiming to be the legal representative, or the assignee or receiver of an insolvent plaintiff may apply to set aside abatement or dismissal by establishing sufficient cause for not continuing the suit.

Core Concepts

• Sufficient cause
• Restoration jurisdiction
• Procedural default
• Legal representation
• Condonation of delay
• Judicial discretion

See also:

• Rule 3 — Substitution and abatement
• Rule 4 — Substitution and abatement
• Rule 9(3) — Limitation provisions
• Limitation Act, 1963
• Inherent procedural powers of civil courts

Cluster IV: Assignment, Devolution and Change of Interest

Node 12: Assignment or Devolution of Interest During Litigation

Primary Rule: Order XXII, Rule 10.

Where an interest is assigned, created or devolves during the pendency of a suit, the proceeding may, with the Court’s leave, be continued by or against the person upon whom that interest has come or devolved.

Core Concepts

• Assignment
• Transfer of interest
• Devolution of interest
• Substitution by leave of Court
• Pending litigation
• Transfer of property interests
• Attachment of decrees

See also:

• Rule 8 — Insolvency and assignee or receiver
• Rule 7 — Marriage and continuation of suit
• Rule 3 — Legal representatives
• Rule 4 — Legal representatives of defendants
• Transfer of Property Act
• Assignment of actionable claims
• Doctrine of lis pendens
• Order XXXVIII — Arrest and attachment before judgment
• Order XXI — Execution and attachment of decrees

Node 13: Attachment of a Decree Pending Appeal

Primary Rule: Order XXII, Rule 10(2).

Attachment of a decree pending an appeal is treated as an interest that entitles the person who procured the attachment to the benefit of Rule 10(1).

Core Concepts

• Decree as an enforceable legal interest
• Attachment
• Pending appeal
• Devolution of interest
• Creditor rights
• Appellate-stage proceedings

See also:

• Order XXI — Execution of decrees
• Rule 10(1) — Assignment and devolution
• Appeal against decree
• Attachment of property
• Judgment-debtor and decree-holder

Cluster V: Professional Responsibility and Procedural Communication

Node 14: Duty of Pleader to Communicate Death of a Party

Primary Rule: Order XXII, Rule 10A.

A pleader who learns of the death of a party represented in a suit must inform the Court. The Court then gives notice of the death to the other party. For this purpose, the contract between the pleader and the deceased party is deemed to subsist.

Core Concepts

• Professional duty
• Communication with Court
• Notice of death
• Continuity of legal representation
• Procedural fairness
• Advocate-client relationship

See also:

• Rule 3 — Death of plaintiff
• Rule 4 — Death of defendant
• Rule 5 — Determination of legal representative
• Legal ethics
• Duties of advocates
• Natural justice
• Procedural notice

Cluster VI: Extension of Order XXII to Appeals and Other Proceedings

Node 15: Application of Order XXII to Appeals

Primary Rule: Order XXII, Rule 11.

For the application of Order XXII to appeals, the expressions plaintiff, defendant and suit are respectively understood to include appellant, respondent and appeal.

Core Concepts

• Appellate procedure
• Death of appellant
• Death of respondent
• Substitution in appeals
• Abatement of appeals
• Continuity of appellate jurisdiction

See also:

• Rule 3 — Death of plaintiff
• Rule 4 — Death of defendant
• Rule 5 — Determination of legal representative
• Rule 6 — Death after hearing
• Order XLI — Appeals from original decrees
• Order XLIII — Appeals from orders
• Limitation Act — Substitution in appellate proceedings

Node 16: Exclusion of Execution Proceedings from Specified Rules

Primary Rule: Order XXII, Rule 12.

Rules 3, 4 and 8 do not apply to proceedings in execution of a decree or order.

Core Concepts

• Execution proceedings
• Decree enforcement
• Distinction between suit and execution
• Death of decree-holder or judgment-debtor
• Insolvency and execution
• Procedural independence of execution

See also:

• Order XXI — Execution of decrees and orders
• Rule 3 — Death of plaintiff
• Rule 4 — Death of defendant
• Rule 8 — Insolvency of plaintiff
• Decree-holder
• Judgment-debtor
• Legal representatives in execution
• Transfer and attachment of decrees

Cluster VII: Thematic Knowledge Architecture

Node 17: Survival of Cause of Action

The survival of the right to sue is the foundational test governing whether a suit continues after the death of a party.

Connected Rules: Rules 1, 2, 3 and 4.

See also:

• Cause of action
• Personal rights and inheritable rights
• Succession
• Legal representatives
• Abatement
• Continuity of civil proceedings

Node 18: Legal Representation and Estate Continuity

The deceased party’s legal interest may continue to require representation even though the individual party is no longer alive.

Connected Rules: Rules 3, 4, 4A and 5.

See also:

• Succession law
• Estate administration
• Legal heirs
• Executors and administrators
• Representative capacity
• Court-appointed representation

Node 19: Procedural Time and Limitation

Order XXII connects procedural substitution with statutory time limits. Delay may lead to abatement, while restoration may be available where sufficient cause is established.

Connected Rules: Rules 3, 4 and 9.

See also:

• Limitation Act, 1963
• Substitution applications
• Setting aside abatement
• Condonation of delay
• Sufficient cause
• Procedural diligence

Node 20: Continuity of Legal Interests Despite Personal Change

Death, marriage, insolvency and assignment are distinct events, but each raises the question of whether the underlying legal interest and judicial proceeding can continue.

Connected Rules: Rules 1–10A.

See also:

• Juridical personality
• Property and obligations
• Succession
• Insolvency
• Transfer of interest
• Civil litigation
• Procedural justice

Sarvarthapedia Master Cross-Reference Matrix

Rule-to-Concept Relationships

CPC provision	Principal concept	Connected knowledge nodes
Rule 1	Survival of right to sue	Rules 2, 3, 4
Rule 2	Survivorship among parties	Rules 1, 3, 4
Rule 3	Death of plaintiff	Rules 5, 9, 11
Rule 4	Death of defendant	Rules 4A, 5, 9, 11
Rule 4A	No legal representative	Rules 4, 5
Rule 5	Determination of legal representative	Rules 3, 4, 4A
Rule 6	Death after hearing	Rules 1, 3, 4
Rule 7	Marriage of female party	Rules 1, 10, Order XXI
Rule 8	Insolvency of plaintiff	Rules 9, 10
Rule 9	Abatement and restoration	Rules 3, 4, 8
Rule 10	Assignment and devolution	Rules 7, 8, Order XXI
Rule 10A	Pleader’s duty	Rules 3, 4, 5
Rule 11	Application to appeals	Rules 3, 4, 5, 6
Rule 12	Execution proceedings	Order XXI

Sarvarthapedia: Wider Knowledge Web

Order XXII ↔ Order XXI: Execution of Decrees and Orders

Order XXII Rule 12 expressly excludes Rules 3, 4 and 8 from execution proceedings. This creates an important structural distinction between the continuation of a suit and the enforcement of a decree.

Knowledge connections:

• Decree-holder
• Judgment-debtor
• Legal representatives in execution
• Attachment and sale
• Execution against estate
• Enforcement of judicial obligations

Order XXII ↔ Order XXIII: Withdrawal and Adjustment of Suits

Both Orders concern events affecting the continuation or termination of civil litigation. Order XXII addresses death, marriage, insolvency and devolution of interest; Order XXIII addresses withdrawal, abandonment and compromise.

Knowledge connections:

• Termination of proceedings
• Abatement and withdrawal
• Compromise and adjustment
• Procedural finality
• Restoration and fresh proceedings

Order XXII ↔ Order XLI: Appeals from Original Decrees

Rule 11 extends the procedural framework of Order XXII to appeals. The death of an appellant or respondent therefore raises questions of substitution, representation and abatement at the appellate stage.

Knowledge connections:

• Appellate jurisdiction
• Substitution of legal representatives
• Abatement of appeals
• Continuity of appellate proceedings
• Limitation in appeals

Order XXII ↔ Limitation Act, 1963

The procedural consequences of death and failure to substitute legal representatives are connected with limitation periods and applications for setting aside abatement.

Knowledge connections:

• Limitation periods
• Sufficient cause
• Condonation of delay
• Restoration of proceedings
• Procedural diligence
• Judicial discretion

Order XXII ↔ Succession and Estate Administration

The death of a litigant may require the Court to identify the person legally competent to represent the deceased’s estate or interest.

Knowledge connections:

• Legal heirs
• Executors
• Administrators
• Estate representation
• Succession to property
• Inherited liabilities
• Representative litigation

Order XXII ↔ Insolvency and Creditor Rights

Rule 8 recognises that insolvency does not automatically destroy a pending claim capable of being continued for the benefit of creditors.

Knowledge connections:

• Insolvent estate
• Assignee and receiver
• Creditor interests
• Security for costs
• Continuation of claims
• Distribution of assets

The Central Conceptual Chain

Personal Event → Legal Consequence → Representation → Procedural Continuity

Death of a party → Examination of survival of the right to sue → Substitution or continuation by surviving parties → Representation of the deceased’s estate → Continuation of litigation.

Marriage of a party → No automatic abatement → Continuation of suit → Possible consequences at the stage of decree execution.

Insolvency of plaintiff → Examination of assignee or receiver → Continuation for creditors’ benefit → Security for costs → Possible dismissal.

Assignment or devolution of interest → Identification of successor to the interest → Leave of Court → Continuation by or against the person acquiring the interest.

Failure to comply with substitution requirements → Abatement → Application for restoration → Proof of sufficient cause → Judicial determination.

Ultimate Sarvarthapedia Node: Continuity of Civil Justice

Order XXII is not merely a collection of procedural rules concerning the death of litigants. It is a framework for preserving the continuity of adjudication when the persons, estates or interests connected with litigation undergo legally significant changes.

Its architecture rests upon five interconnected principles:

1. Survival: Whether the right to sue or the relevant legal interest continues after the event.
2. Representation: Who is legally competent to represent the affected interest.
3. Continuity: Whether the proceeding can continue without interruption or substitution.
4. Limitation: Whether procedural requirements have been fulfilled within the prescribed period.
5. Restoration: Whether a proceeding terminated by abatement or dismissal can be revived upon sufficient cause.

The larger Sarvarthapedia knowledge relationship is:

Civil Procedure → Continuity of Proceedings → Survival of Legal Interests → Representation of Parties → Abatement and Restoration → Judicial Finality → Enforcement of Rights.

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