In Brief
Mrs. Ambika Murali, a landlord, challenged a High Court order that set aside an ex-parte eviction decree against tenant respondents and condoned a 175-day delay in filing an application against it. The tenants claimed they first learned of the eviction decree when the bailiff arrived to take possession. The High Court found the delay bona fide and satisfactorily explained, and set aside the decree to allow the merits to be heard. The Supreme Court upheld this decision, finding no error in the High Court's reasoning and dismissing the landlord's appeal.
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