JUDGMENT :

M.R. SHAH, J.

1. Feeling aggrieved and dissatisfied with the impugned common judgment and order dated 19.11.2021 passed by the High Court of Madras at Madurai Bench in Civil Revision Petition (NPD) No. 1054/2021 and Civil Revision Petition (PD) No. 1301/2021, by which, in exercise of powers under Article 227 of the Constitution of India the High Court has set aside the ex-parte judgment and decree passed by the learned Trial Court, the original plaintiff has preferred the present appeals.

2. The facts leading to the present appeals in a nutshell are as under:

2.1 That the appellant herein-original plaintiff instituted a suit being O.S. No. 15/2010 on the file of I Additional District Judge (PCR), Trichy for specific performance of an agreement to sell dated 17.07.2009. The said suit was filed against four defendants. The defendants were placed ex-parte. The learned Trial Court passed an ex-parte judgment and decree dated 31.10.2012. That original defendant Nos. 2 to 4 filed an application to set aside the ex-parte judgment and decree. There was a delay of 2345 days in filing the petition to set aside the ex-parte judgment and decree. Therefore, original defendant Nos. 2 to 4