Serum Institute of India Pvt. Ltd. and Anr. v. Adar Poonawalla
Case brief
What is this about?
Substituted service; writ of summons; affixture at Court-designated premises; service by newspaper advertisement (one regional language, one English); defendant no.5; prayer clauses (a) and (b); Serum Institute of India Pvt. Ltd.; Adar Poonawalla; Suit No.558 of 2023; Interim Application No.4903 of 2025; Bombay High Court, Ordinary Original Civil Jurisdiction; Jitendra Jain, J.; order dated 26 September 2025.
What did the court decide?
Substituted service of the writ of summons upon defendant no.5 permitted in terms of prayer clauses (a) and (b): affixture of the writ at the place designated by the Court in its premises, and service by advertisement in two newspapers (one in a regional language, one in English). ¶17