The remedies available against ex parte decree are:- (2000 SCMR 296)
1- An application under Order 9, Rule 13
2- A review application u/s 114
3- An appeal u/s 96
4- A proceeding to set aside the decree on the ground that it has been obtained by fraud etc. u/s 12
5- An application for re-hearing of the matter on the ground of violation of the principles of natural justice(PLD 1972 Lah. 603 FB)
6- A revision may also lie (1995 CLC 516)
7- In appropriate cases the inherent powers of a court may also be attracted (PLD 2003 SC 625) or a writ maylie (1986 CLC 2515).

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