K. Gnanaprakasam, Chairper-son—This Miscellaneous Appeal is directed against the Order dated 24.3.2006 passed in MA-134/2003 I OA-1639/1998 by the DRT-I at Chennai. The defendants in the OA are the Appellant. The OA filed by the Respondent Bank was decreed ex- parte on 13.7.1999. The defendants 1, 2 and 4 have filed an application to set aside the ex-parte order and also to condone the delay in filing the appeal and for stay. The application to condone the delay in MA-134/2003 came to be dismissed by the DRT by its order dated 24.3.2006, and the same is under challenge in this appeal.

2. Before this Tribunal S.R. Baskaran, and 2nd defendant in the O.A., filed the affidavit for himself and on behalf of other defendants 1 and 4, wherein he has stated that they were carrying on business at No. 69/9, Aryagowda Road, West Mambalam, Chennai, and they were not served with any summons from the Tribunal but however, they were served with the notice from the Bank through their Advocate to the correct address at No. 69/9, Aryagowda Road, West Mambalam, Chennai on 14.3.1998 calling upon them to pay the dues to the Bank and except the said notice, they were not in receipt of any other notic