Exparte decree passed against the petitioner is not a valid one and thus, such decree is a nullity. When the decree passed was without adjudication of the rights of the parties, it can be set aside

 

(iii)AIR 1987(SC) 1353;

Collector, Land Acquisition v. Katiji; 

 

Comparative Citations:
1987 AIR(SC) 1353, 1987 (62) CC 370, 1988 (19) ECR 565, 1987 (55) FLR 609, 1987 (71) FJR 143, 1987 (167) ITR 471, 1987 (3) JT 537, 1987 (66) STC 228, 1987 (3) Scale 413, 1987 (2) SCC 107, 1987 (2) SCR 387, 1987 (2) UJ 29, 1987 (62) CTR 23, 1987 (1) LLJ 500, 1987 (28) ELT 185, 1987 (100) LW 676,