Important Legal Definitions

A final decree passed by a civil court in favor of the plaintiff in the absence of the defendant, after the court is satisfied that the summons was duly served on the defendant but they failed to appear on the scheduled hearing date.

The defendant in an eviction suit in Jaipur is served via registered post but fails to appear for three consecutive hearings; the trial court places the defendant ex-parte, records the plaintiff's ex-parte evidence, and passes an ex-parte decree for eviction.