Suraj John T vs Santhosh Lal Advocate - SREELY KUMAR KS, SANDEEP V G — 200014/2023

Summary: The petition to set aside the ex parte order dated 01.12.2023 has been allowed without costs. The defendant, Santhosh Lal, had failed to file a written statement despite multiple opportunities and was consequently set ex parte. Although there was considerable delay (nearly 1 year and 10 months) before filing the petition, the court accepted his explanation that he was out of station and his father-in-law failed to communicate due to age-related ailments. Since the suit involves immovable property rights and denial of a fair opportunity to contest could have serious civil consequences, the court permitted the defendant to now file his written statement and contest the case on merits. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.