Allowed
S.Antony Samy v. K.Manian and 4 Others
Madras HCA/4690/2022
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
The court allowed an application to set aside an exparte order in a suit for declaration of title and recovery of possession, imposing a heavy cost penalty on the defendants for their prolonged inaction and late appearance rather than dismissing the application for default. The written statement was admitted with condoned delay.
What did the court decide?
The application to set aside the exparte order was allowed, conditioned upon the defendants paying costs of Rs. 25,000.