O IX R 6 CPC – Does CPC Contemplate An Order Setting Defendant Ex Parte ?

When a defendant does not appear when the Suit is called on for hearing on receipt of summons, we can see Courts passing order setting defendant Ex Parte. Is such an order contemplated under CPC? In Sangram Singh vs Election Tribunal [AIR 1955 SC 425], the Supreme Court termed such a practice as ‘erroneous’. “The fact that …

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