https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=301725 Service of suit summons at the address furnished by the defendants was returned unclaimed, and substituted service by paper publication was then effected. As no appearance was entered, the suit proceeded ex parte. The defendants later sought to set aside the ex parte decree, but their application was filed after a long delay without any petition to condone delay, and the explanation for the delay was found implausible. In the absence of sufficient cause to reopen the ex parte decree, the High Court upheld dismissal of the application and refused interference. en-us Fri, 23 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0530 Sun, 17 Apr 2022 19:52:33 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=301725 Service of suit summons at the address furnished by the defendants was returned unclaimed, and substituted service by paper publication was then effected. As no appearance was entered, the suit proceeded ex parte. The defendants later sought to set aside the ex parte decree, but their application was filed after a long delay without any petition to condone delay, and the explanation for the delay was found implausible. In the absence of sufficient cause to reopen the ex parte decree, the High Court upheld dismissal of the application and refused interference. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 23 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=301725