https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=192843 Under Order 9 Rule 7 CPC, a court may set aside an ex parte order on terms, including costs, but those conditions must not prejudice the defendant or effectively decide the suit in advance. The Supreme Court upheld removal of an onerous condition requiring monthly deposits, confirmed that the suit should proceed on merits, and directed a fair retrial framework: witnesses already cross-examined need not be recalled, untested plaintiff witnesses may be recalled at the defendants' expense, and both sides may adduce additional evidence. It also required cooperation, payment of costs, and expeditious disposal. en-us Thu, 18 Apr 2002 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 24 Jun 2017 13:09:21 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=192843 Under Order 9 Rule 7 CPC, a court may set aside an ex parte order on terms, including costs, but those conditions must not prejudice the defendant or effectively decide the suit in advance. The Supreme Court upheld removal of an onerous condition requiring monthly deposits, confirmed that the suit should proceed on merits, and directed a fair retrial framework: witnesses already cross-examined need not be recalled, untested plaintiff witnesses may be recalled at the defendants' expense, and both sides may adduce additional evidence. It also required cooperation, payment of costs, and expeditious disposal. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 18 Apr 2002 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=192843