Nilkanth Mahipat Kamble v. P.B.A. Infrastructure Ltd., through Its Director, Nagpur and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
An application under Order V Rule 20 CPC sought substituted service by paper publication on a respondent whose notice was returned unserved for want of correct address in a pending first appeal. The Registrar allowed service by publication in a widely circulated local daily, returnable within four weeks.
What did the court decide?
Applicant allowed to serve respondent no. 1 by paper publication ('Punyanagari', Nagpur Edition) under Order V Rule 20(1-A) CPC, returnable within four weeks.