Balaji Pachiyappan , rep by his power agent S Janaki Gayathri vs Pachiyappan and 2 others — 296/2023

Case Summary: O.S.296/2023, I.A.No.4/2024 The Kancheepuram District Court allowed the defendants' petition to set aside an ex parte order dated 16.10.2023. The defendants, who reside in the USA, were declared ex parte for failing to file vakalatnama (power of attorney) and appear on 16.10.2023. The court found their explanation credible—vakalatnama was filed on 3.7.2023 but overlooked by the registry, and counsel's sudden illness prevented appearance. The petition was allowed to give defendants opportunity to contest the property division suit on merits, conditioned on paying Rs.2,000 costs by 30.7.2024, with case called on 31.7.2024. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.