Condonation of delay in filing of application for setting aside ex parte decree- necessity of proper examination of whether ex parte decree was justified, and whether sufficient cause had been shown for the delay. Proper forum for challenging refusal to set aside ex parte decree under Or. 9 R. 13, ascertained. With the refusal of trial court to set aside ex parte decree under Or.9 R. 13 cpc, remedy of regular first appeal there against was available under Or. 43 R. 1(d) CPC. Hence, held, revision under Art 227 not maintainable without exhausting the said regular first appeal. Paras 17 to 19
[Mohd. Ali v. V. Jaya, (2022) 10 SCC 477]