Nimmakayala Karuna v. Kotari Demudu
Case brief
What is this about?
This civil revision petition challenged a trial court's order conditioning the setting aside of an ex parte decree on the payment of 50% of the decretal amount. The High Court held such a condition violated Section 5 of the Limitation Act and modified the trial court's order to remove the payment condition.
What did the court decide?
The trial court order imposing a condition of payment of 50% of the decretal amount is modified to remove said condition for passing orders on the application to set aside the ex parte decree.