THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE B. CHANDRA KUMAR Civil Revision Petition No. 1344 of 2010 Order: This revision is directed against the docket order dated 18.01.2010 passed in E.P. No.11 of 2010 in O.S. No.217 of 2006 by the Principal Senior Civil judge, Kothagudem, Khammam District. The main submission of the learned counsel for the petitioners is that the petitioners have filed an application to set aside the ex parte decree dated 08.06.2009, under Order IX Rule 13 CPC, and that the said application is still pending and during the pendency of the said petition the lower Court was not justified in attaching the salary arrears of the petitioners paid to them as per the VIII-National Coal Wage Agreement. Whenever an application to set aside the ex parte decree is filed, the Courts must preferably dispose of such applications as early as possible, because once the decree is executed and attachment of salary or any other property was ordered and the decretal amount is attached or deposited in the Court, the very purpose of filing an application to set aside the ex parte decree will be defeated. In the circumstances, the CRP is disposed of with the following direction. There shall be stay of all further proceedings pending disposal of the petition filed by the petitioners to set aside the ex parte decree dated 08.06.2009 passed in O.S. No. 217 of 2006. The lower Court is directed to dispose of the said application as early as possible. Till such time, the amount which is lying with the guarnishee shall be kept as it is. ___________________ B. CHANDRA KUMAR, J Date: 19.07.2010 Nsr