Rajendra S/O Gopikisanji Kalantri v. Smt. Pratibha W/O Shivshankar Kaushik and Others
Service – Substituted service by paper publication – Order V Rule 20 CPC
Case brief
What is this about?
substituted service; paper publication; Order 5 Rule 20 CPC; Order V Rule 20 (1-A) CPC; notice returned unserved; incorrect address; bailiff report; last known address; widely circulated local daily newspaper; four weeks returnable; two weeks to take steps; respondent no. 5 untraceable; CAW No. 68/2025; Writ Petition No. 5406/2024; Registrar (Judicial); affidavit in support.
What did the court decide?
Application allowed: leave to serve respondent no. 5 by substituted service, i.e., publication of notice in a widely circulated local daily newspaper where he was last known to reside, in terms of Order V Rule 20 (1-A) CPC, returnable within four weeks from the date of publication; additionally, two weeks granted for taking steps against respondent nos. 3(iii) and 4. ¶4