https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=220089 The Supreme Court held that under Order 41 Rule 17(1) CPC, an appellate court may dismiss an appeal for default when the appellant is absent, but it cannot decide the appeal on merits in the appellant's absence. The Explanation was treated as barring merits adjudication without representation and preserving the appellant's ability to show sufficient cause for non-appearance. The High Court's disposal on merits was therefore unjustified, and the matter was restored for decision according to law. en-us Tue, 21 Aug 2012 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 11 Sep 2014 16:13:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=220089 The Supreme Court held that under Order 41 Rule 17(1) CPC, an appellate court may dismiss an appeal for default when the appellant is absent, but it cannot decide the appeal on merits in the appellant's absence. The Explanation was treated as barring merits adjudication without representation and preserving the appellant's ability to show sufficient cause for non-appearance. The High Court's disposal on merits was therefore unjustified, and the matter was restored for decision according to law. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 21 Aug 2012 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=220089