Haryana Judicial Service (Civil Judge) Prelims 2010 Previous Year Question Papers with MCQ Answers

The correct option is A: suspension or termination of proceedings in an action for want of proper parties.

Abatement refers to the suspension or termination of legal proceedings due to a lack of proper parties. If there are issues with the parties involved in a legal action, such as the absence of essential parties or the inability to proceed with the case as initially filed, the court may abate the proceedings until the proper parties are identified or brought into the case.

Option B, which mentions the process of bringing on record legal representatives of the deceased party, is more related to the concept of "abatement by death." In cases where a party involved in legal proceedings dies, the court may allow the legal representatives or heirs of the deceased to be substituted in place of the deceased party to continue the case.

Therefore, option C (both a and b) is not correct in this context, and option D (none of the above) is also not accurate.