S.A.MASUD
RAHINI ROY – Appellant
Versus
JETHMULL BHOJRAJ – Respondent
( 1 ) THIS is an application on behalf of the petitioner, a partnership firm, under Order XXXVII Rule 4 of the Code of Civil Procedure for setting aside a decree passed by me as an undefended suit on 8th September, 1967. Admittedly, this suit was instituted as a summary suit under Order XXXVII on three hundis for Rs. 10,000/- each payable to the plaintiff or order 180 days after the said date without grace. The said hundis were drawn by the petitioner firm, M/s. Jethmull Bhojraj on K. K. Sukhani and were purported to have been accepted by one K. C. Sukla, the defendant No. 2. The said hundis on maturity were duly presented to the defendant No, 2 for payment but were dishonoured by non-payment due notice of which was given to the defendant No. 1 also. The defendants having failed and neglected to pay the amounts of the said hundis, the present suit was instituted against the defendants for a decree for Rs. 35,365/- on 12th January, 1967. On 9th February, 1967, the defendant No. 1 was informed by one of its assistants that Writ of Summons in the said summary suit along with a notice dated 8th February, 1967, was purported to have been served upon the defendants. On 2
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