In a commercial suit for recovery. The defendants have recieved the legal notice on whatsapp, they did not turned up for pre-litigation mediation and the plaintiff after obtaining the non starter report filed the suit for recovery, defendants appeared but their W/S was accepted subject to cost, the defendants did not paid the cost and on the very next date of hearing the defendants neither appeared nor paid the cost due to which their W/S was taken off record and they were proceeded ex-parte.
The ex-parte decree has been passed.
Defendants were proceeded ex-parte in the month of Nov-2024
Ex-parte decree passed by the court in the minth of march 2025
What remedies do the defendants have in such scenario?