V.K. Industries And Others vs M.P. Electricity Board, Rampur, ...

The appellants challenged the conditions imposed by the High Court for setting aside an ex parte decree passed by the trial court. The trial court had originally decreed the suit for recovery of money after determining that service of summons via newspaper publication was sufficient. The Supreme Court was called upon to determine whether the requirements to deposit a partial sum and furnish a bank guarantee for the remainder were overly onerous and unreasonable conditions for restoring the suit.