1. This Civil Revision Petition is filed against the fair and decretal order dated 20.04.2015 made in I.A.No.97 of 2014 in O.S.No.11071 of 2010 on the file of the XVII Additional City Civil Court, Chennai.

2. The petitioner who is the plaintiff in O.S.No.11071 of 2010 on the file of the XVII Additional City Civil Court, Chennai, filed the said suit against the respondent for perpetual injunction and mandatory injunction. The respondent remained exparte and exparte decree was passed on 29.02.2012 in O.S.No.11071 of 2010. The respondent filed I.A.No.97 of 2014 to condone the delay of 873 days in filing the petition to set aside the exparte decree.

3. According to the respondent, he filed written statement and the suit was decreed exparte earlier and the set aside petition was filed during the period of predecessors through the earlier counsel. The respondent was under the impression that set aside petition was pending. Meanwhile, there was change of officers and counsel and there was no proper communication in the matter. The petitioner filed E.P. and only after receipt of notice in the E.P., the respondent came to know about the exparte decree passed in the suit on 29.02.2012. The del