Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Civil Suit Over Ex Parte Decree and Demolition Order, Remands for Fresh Adjudication. The court held that a defendant appealing under Section 96 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, without filing an application under Order IX Rule 13, can challenge the ex parte decree on grounds of improper service of summons or illegality of ex parte proceedings based on the suit record, as per Section 105.
6 Sep 2022The dispute arose from a civil suit filed by the first respondent-plaintiff in the City Civil Court at Bangalore, seeking a declaration of ownership o...
