Order IX Rule 7: Procedure where defendant appears on day of adjourned hearing and assigns good
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Procedure where defendant appears on day of adjourned hearing and assigns good cause for previous non appearance. Where the Court has adjourned the hearing of the suit ex parte, and the defendant, at or before such hearing, appears and assigns good cause for his previous non- appearance, he may, upon such terms as the Court directs as to costs or otherwise, be heard in answer to the suit as if he had appeared on the day fixed for his appearance.
Effective date: 1909-01-01
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