THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE B.PRAKASH RAO CIVIL REVISION PETITION NO.3445 OF 2007 ORDER: The petitioners filed this revision under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, inter alia, seeking to assail the order dated 17.07.2007 in I.A.No.1722 of 2003 in O.S.No.1488 of 1996 on the file of the I Senior Civil Judge, City Civil Court, Hyderabad, in allowing the petition filed under Order IX Rule 13 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, seeking to set aside the ex parte decree dated 24.09.2003. Admittedly, the suit is filed for recovery of money. The Court below allowed the said petition subject to the condition that the petitioner-D2 shall deposit at least half of the decretal amount as on the date of passing of the ex parte decree within 20 days from the date of that order, failing which the petition stands dismissed. The only contention urged on behalf of the petitioners is in regard to deposit of half of the decretal amount as quite onerous, arbitrary and that portion of the statement requires to be gone into. Be that as it may, during the process of enquiry, however, it is only at one stage the petitioners remained ex parte, when the matter was posted for recording the evidence of P.W.1. In view of the same, there being no lapse on the part of the petitioners, it is quite onerous to impose the condition of deposit of half of the decretal amount and instead, it is felt desirable to impose costs of Rs.1,000/- {Rupees one thousand only}. Accordingly, the Civil Revision Petition is allowed and the condition of deposit of half of the decretal amount is set aside and instead, it is directed to deposit costs of Rs.1,000/- {Rupees one thousand only} in the Court below within a period of two {2} weeks from today. On such deposit, the respondent is permitted to withdraw the same, without furnishing any security. The Court below shall expedite the disposal of the suit and dispose of the same within a period of three {3} months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs. _________________ (B.PRAKASH RAO, J) 3rd December 2010 RRB