Praveen Kumar Baid HUF Rep by Its Karta Praveen Kumar Baid v. S K Advertising and Co. Lvt Ltd.
Case brief
What is this about?
Expeditious disposal of suit; service of summons on sole defendant; substituted service permitted; Title Suit No.336 of 2021; City Civil Court 7th Bench Calcutta; suit stagnant three years; SR & AD; long dates; no prior notice required for innocuous expedition prayer; no opinion on merits; disposed without costs.
What did the court decide?
Revisional application disposed of with directions to the learned court below to take expeditious steps for service upon the sole defendant, liberty to the petitioner to resort to substituted service if summons cannot be received, and to ensure early disposal of Title Suit No.336 of 2021; a copy of the application and order to be served on the opposite party within a week; no order as to costs; parties to act on server copy. ¶14