{"id":18300,"date":"2023-12-18T10:11:11","date_gmt":"2023-12-18T04:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=18300"},"modified":"2025-04-05T10:02:34","modified_gmt":"2025-04-05T04:32:34","slug":"ex-parte-decree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/ex-parte-decree\/","title":{"rendered":"What is an Ex-Parte Decree?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>About Ex-Parte Decree<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>An \u2018Ex parte decree\u2019 is a\u00a0decree passed against a defendant in absentia.<\/li>\n<li>Despite service of summons,\u00a0where on the date of hearing only the plaintiff does and a\u00a0defendant does not appear,\u00a0the court may hear the suit ex parte and\u00a0pass a decree against the defendant.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>The legal validity, enforceability, and operation of such a decree are similar to those of any bipartite decree.<\/li>\n<li>Can an Ex-Parte Decree be set aside?\n<ul>\n<li>Courts generally aim to ensure fairness and due process, and\u00a0if a genuine reason\u00a0for the party\u2019s\u00a0absence is established, the\u00a0ex-parte order can be set aside,\u00a0allowing for a reevaluation of the case\u00a0with both parties present.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>The defendant against whom an ex-parte decree is passed\u00a0can file an application\u00a0to the court that passed such a decree to set it aside\u00a0on two grounds:\n<ul>\n<li>Summons was\u00a0not duly served upon him.<\/li>\n<li>He was\u00a0prevented by sufficient cause from appearing\u00a0before court.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>As per the CPC, there is\u00a0no specific time limit mentioned to file an application to set aside the ex-parte order, but it is advisable to file the application as soon as possible after becoming aware of the ex-parte order.<\/li>\n<li>Supporting Evidence: The\u00a0applicant should provide supporting evidence to substantiate their claim. For example, if the ground for setting aside the order is improper service of summons, the applicant may need to provide proof that the summons was not served correctly.<\/li>\n<li>Hearing: The\u00a0court will schedule a hearing to consider the application. The court will\u00a0assess the validity of the grounds presented by the applicant and may inquire into the circumstances that led to the ex-parte order.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Discretion of the Court:\n<ul>\n<li>The\u00a0court has the discretion to decide whether the grounds presented are sufficient and\u00a0whether the ex-parte order should be set aside.<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0court may also impose conditions and terms, including costs and other factors, when setting aside the order.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Q1) What is the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC)?<\/h3>\n<p>The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 is a procedural law related to the administration of civil proceedings in India. The Code is divided into two parts: the first part contains 158 sections and the second part contains the First Schedule, which has 51 Orders and Rules.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livelaw.in\/supreme-court\/revision-petition-s115-cpc-ex-parte-decree-under-order-ix-rule-13-supreme-court-244568\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><u>Revision Petition Under S.115 CPC Not Maintainable Against Refusal To Set Aside Ex-Parte Decree Under Order IX Rule 13 : Supreme Court<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An \u2018Ex parte decree\u2019 is a decree passed against a defendant in absentia. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":18301,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-18300","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","8":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18300","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18300"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18300\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18301"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18300"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18300"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18300"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}