V. RAMACHANDRAN vs COLLECTOR OF TRICHY DISTRICT . — C.A. No. 6051/2001

Summary The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's order dismissing V. Ramachandran's writ petition in default due to non-appearance of counsel, holding that the petitioner deserved an opportunity to be heard on merits. The matter was remitted to the High Court for fresh disposal by a single judge, conditional upon the petitioner paying Rs. 5,000 to respondent No. 3 (Syndicate Bank) within four weeks, failing which the petition would stand disposed of. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.