Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Appellant : Mr. Gourab Banerji, Mr. Sahil Tagotra, Mr. S.P. Mukherjee, Mr. Arjun Krishnan
For the Respondents: Mr. Rabin Majumder, Mr. Joydeep Mukherjee, Ms. Antima Bazaz

Based on the provided legal document, the key points are as follows:

1. The suit filed by the plaintiff was under the Specific Relief Act for a declaration of the legal character of the alleged marriage, and not under the Hindu Marriage Act or the Special Marriage Act (!) (!) .

2. The plaintiff died during the pendency of the suit, and the question arose whether the legal representatives, specifically the mother, could continue the suit (!) .

3. The legal position, supported by legal principles, indicates that suits for declaration of legal character or status, including matrimonial status, can be continued by the legal representatives of a deceased plaintiff, as such suits are not inherently matrimonial proceedings under the Hindu Marriage Act or the Special Marriage Act (!) (!) .

4. Jurisdiction of civil courts to entertain such suits is generally maintained, provided the suit is not one specifically barred by law or by the scheme of the relevant statutes. The jurisdiction is not barred solely because the suit concerns matrimonial status or the validity of a marriage (!) (!) .

5. The law recognizes that suits for declaration of legal character or status, including those related to marriage, are distinct from matrimonial proceedings and are maintainable in civil courts, even when filed or continued by legal representatives after the death of the original plaintiff (!) (!) .

6. The relevant statutes do not explicitly restrict third parties or legal representatives from pursuing such declaratory suits, and the scheme of the law supports civil court jurisdiction in these matters (!) (!) .

7. The jurisdiction of civil courts to entertain these suits is further supported by the absence of an express exclusion in the law, and the nature of the relief sought—declaratory in character—falls within the civil court's competence (!) (!) .

8. In conclusion, suits for declaration regarding the legal character or status of a marriage, filed under the appropriate civil law provisions, remain maintainable even after the death of the original plaintiff, and can be continued by their legal representatives, unless explicitly barred by law (!) (!) .