Andhra Pradesh High Court - Amravati
The District Collector vs The Sri Ram Shg on 12 November, 2024
APHC010569282022
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
AT AMARAVATI [3460]
(Special Original Jurisdiction)
TUESDAY ,THE TWELFTH DAY OF NOVEMBER
TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FOUR
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY
CIVIL REVISION PETITION NO: 2172/2022
Between:
The District Collector and Others ...PETITIONER(S)
AND
The Sri Ram SHG ...RESPONDENT
Counsel for the Petitioner(S):
1. GP FOR ARBITRATION (AP)
Counsel for the Respondent:
1. K SUBRAHMANYAM
The Court made the following:
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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY
Civil Revision Petition No.2172 of 2022
ORDER:
1. The Civil Revision Petition is filed aggrieved by the Order dated 28.04.2022 in I.A.No.201 of 2021 in O.S.No.134 of 2016 passed by the Senior Civil Judge, Narsipatnam.
2. The Petitioners are the Defendants. A suit was filed by the respondent for recovery of Rs.3,17,241/- on the basis of an agreement dated 01.03.2014 with subsequent interest and costs. As the Petitioners/defendants herein did not contest the suit and did not file any Written Statement even after imposing costs, they remained ex parte. The trial Court after recording the evidence of the Plaintiff and the documents marked at his instance decreed the suit vide Decree and Judgment dated 20.09.2017. Subsequently, the Plaintiff filed E.P.No.134 of 2016 for realization of the decretal amount. At that stage, the petitioners filed the present application to condone delay of 1745 days in filing a petition to set aside the ex parte decree dated 20.09.2019. The said application was opposed by the Plaintiff. The trial Court after hearing the respective counsel dismissed the said application. Hence, the present Civil Revision Petition.
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3. Heard Sri Kata Sambasiva Rao, learned Assistant Government Pleader appearing for the Petitioners and Sri K. Subrahmanyam, learned counsel for the Respondent.
4. The explanation given by the petitioners was that the suit file was misplaced and due to Covid, they could not contact their Advocate and consequently, ex parte decree was passed. The explanation given by the Petitioners is extracted below:
" I submit that the respondent/plaintiff filed the above suit for recovery of suit amount. The written statement filed along with it. I submit that the above suit is posted to on 18.09.2017 for filing of our written statement. Due to non sanction of leave and subsequently the suit file is misplaced and after that due to Covid- 19, we could not contact our Advocate and our written statement not filed due meeting in Head Quarters, consequently, were set ex parte. Subsequently, the above suit is decreed in favour of the Plaintiff on 20.09.2017, as such, the delay is occurred in filing of decree set a side petition along with our statement".
5. The above explanation of the Petitioners is vague, as no day to day delay details are provided in the affidavit. It is not the case of the Petitioners that they were not aware of the ex parte decree and the requirement of filing the Written Statement. As there is no plausible explanation given by the Petitioners, this Court is not inclined to interfere 4 with the Order passed by the trial Court.
6. Accordingly, the Civil Revision Petition is dismissed. No order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous Petition, if any, pending shall stand closed.
__________________ NYAPATHY VIJAY, J Date: 12.11.2024 eha 5 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY CRP NO.2172 of 2022 Dt.12.11.2024 eha U