1. Eighth defendant in O.S.No.192 of 1992 on the file of Additional District Munsif, Kuzhithurai aggrieved against the order in I.A.No.109 of 1994 wherein the court below has dismissed his petition filed under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, has approached this Court by way of the present revision.

2. In the affidavit filed in support of I.A.No.109 of 1994 the petitioner herein submitted that she came to know that an ex parte decree was passed against her on 29. 92 only on 20.11.93 through her present advocate. She further contended that for the last 30 years she is residing at Bangalore and 1982 onwards she was suffering from rheumatism and due to the said ailment she could not move freely. In those circumstance, she did not go over to Kuzhithurai to ascertain the position of the case. Only on 20.11.93 she came to know about the ex parte decree passed against her on 29. 92 through her present counsel and immediately she filed the present petition within 30 days which is from the date of her knowledge.

3. A counter affidavit has been filed by the respondents 1 and 2 herein wherein it is contended that the petitioner/8th defendant, plaintiff and defendants 7,9 and 10