Rule 7 of CPC : Rule 7: Procedure where defendant appears on day of adjourned hearing and assigns good cause for previous non-appearance.

Explanation using Example

Example 1:

Ravi was sued by his neighbor, Suresh, over a property boundary dispute. The court scheduled a hearing for the case, but Ravi did not appear on the scheduled date because he was hospitalized due to a sudden illness. The court proceeded with the hearing ex parte (in Ravi's absence) and adjourned the case to a later date.

On the day of the adjourned hearing, Ravi appeared in court and provided medical records and a doctor's note as evidence of his hospitalization, explaining his previous non-appearance. The court accepted Ravi's explanation as a good cause for his absence. The judge then allowed Ravi to present his defense against Suresh's claims, jus...

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