Title Suit Ex Party Order Reopen U/S 9 Rule 4

Sir Applicant filed title suit after defiting case U/s 44 and 45 on paternal property in 2001, court proceeding evidence, gawahi etc done during the period of 2001 to 2011 and in 2011 due to continuously non presence of applicant case was dismissed with ex party decision..ow we come to know that his son and successor filed an application u/s 9 rule 4 C.P.C for re open the case in same court...as per my knowledge we know any order can be applied in higher court..in my case order passed by dist court..and no one go high court against this order...please help me how I can move further to not open the case in same court...because applicant and defendet is not alive...kya it is justified ? case is not settled pidhi dar pidhi...