Supreme Court dismisses appeal where defendant's absence due to failed summons notification invalidates the lower court's decision.

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal against a decision to reject the defendant's appeal due to his absence. The defendant was summoned to the appellate court's main hearing at the legal aid office address he had provided in his initial complaint, but the summons never arrived and he was not contacted prior to the hearing. The court held that the lower court correctly rejected the appeal because the defendant's failure to appear, caused by the non-receipt of the summons, rendered the proceedings against him procedurally invalid.