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Procedure for setting aside ex-parte orders.— Where an ex-parte order is passed under the Act against a person, the said person may present either personally or through an Authorised Agent, an application to the authority passing such order, at any time within 30 days from the date of such order stating that he was prevented by some unavoidable circumstances from appearance before that authority. The authority may issue a notice in Form IV at the expense of the party concerned to the opposite party and if satisfied after hearing and recording evidence, if any, that the party concerned was prevented from attendance before the said Authority by some unavoidable circumstances, the authority may restore the case. Manual of Goa Laws (Vol. I) – 521 – Buildings (Lease, Rent and Eviction) Control Act