Supreme Court · 2000 INSC 120 · Decided 3 March 2000
G.P. Srivastava v. Shri R.K. Raizada and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2000 INSC 120 · [2000] 2 S.C.R. 97
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1934/2000
- Decided
- 3 March 2000
- Bench
- S. SAGHIR AHMAD, R.P. SETHI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- CPC
Headnote
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908-0rder 9, Rule 13-Exparte decree­ Power to set aside-Party to show sufficient cause for non-appearance on the date of hearing. Exparte decree-Setting aside of-Narrow and technical approach of court-Held, leads to unnecessary prolonging of litigation-Further, of Statutes-Liberal construction-To enable the court to do complete justice. A suit for arrears of rent, ejectment and damages filed against the appellant was decreed ex-parte due to non-appearance. The appellant filed an application under Order 9 Rule 13 of the Code of Civil
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