Where a plaintiff or defendant, who has been ordered to appear in person, does not appear in person, or show sufficient cause to the satisfaction of the court for failing so to appear, he shall be subject to all provisions of the foregoing rules applicable to plaintiffs and defendants, respectively who do not appear.
THE FIRST SCHEDULE · ORDER IX Appearance of parties and consequence of non-appearance
Order IX Rule 12: Consequence of non-attendance, without sufficient cause shown, of party ordered to appear in person
The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908