Hon'ble LODHA, J.—This appeal is directed against order dated 16.9.95 passed by the Additional District Judge, Raisinghnagar in Civil Misc. Case No. 67/93, whereby an application preferred by the appellants for setting aside ex parte judgment and decree dated 29.3.89 passed in Civil Suit No. 3/83, stands rejected.

2. In the year 1983, the respondent/plaintiff filed a suit for specific performance of the contract against the appellants/defendants on the basis of an agreement to sell dated 29.3.79 alleged to have been executed by Shri Kewal Singh, the power of attorney holder of the appellants/defendants in favour of the respondent/plaintiff Gardhara Singh (since deceased) represented by his legal representatives, in respect of 24-1/2 bighas land comprising murabba No.26 inchak 2 GB A, Tehsil Anoopgarh. The summons issued by the court could not be served in ordinary course and therefore, on an application preferred on behalf of the respondent/plaintiff, the service upon the appellants/defendants was directed to be effected by way of substituted service i.e. by publication of the summon in the daily newspaper "Dainik Tribune" Hindi edition, published at Chandigarh. On publication of th

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