This Civil Revision Petition is directed against the order dated 20.03.2003 passed by VII Assistant Judge, City Civil Court, Chennai in I.A.No.9994 of 2000 in O.S.No.8575 of 1996, condoning the delay of 1008 days in filing the Application under Order IX Rule 9 C.P.C to restore the Suit in O.S.No.8575 of 1996, which has been dismissed for default. The Defendants are the Revision Petitioners.

2. The Plaintiff was the Company Executive of the First Defendant Company. Challenging the Notice of Revocation dated 24.04.1992 issued by the Board of Directors and the Second Defendant Chairman, revoking the services of the Plaintiff, the Plaintiff has filed the Suit for Declaration, declaring that the alleged revocation of his office of Managing Director of the Defendant Company is invalid, ineffective and void and that he has been and he continues to be the Managing Director of the First Defendant Company. The Suit was originally filed in May 1992 on the Original Side of the Madras High Court. When the pecuniary jurisdiction of the Civil Court has been enhanced in 1996, the Suit in C.S.No.614 of 1992 was transferred to City Civil Court, Chennai and renumbered as O.S.No.8575 of 19