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If the defendant fails to appear, and the yaya Panchayat is satisfied that the summons was duly served it may decide the suii e parte: Provided that any defendant against whom a suit has been decided ec parte may, within thirty days from. the elate of executing any process for enforcement of the decision, apply, orally or in writing, to the yaa Panchayat to set aside the order; and the Nyaya Panchayat, if satisfied that the summons was not duly served on the defendant, or that the defendant was prevented from appearing at the time when the suit was called on for hearing by any sufficient cause, shall set aside the decision and shall appoint a day for proceeding with the suit. 89, No decision or order of a Nyaya Panchayat shall be set aside under the proviso to section 86 or under the proviso to section 88 unless notice in writing has been served by the yaya Pamclayat, on the opposite party.