R.Karthikeyan v. R.Ilango and 3 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Court allowed an application for substituted service on the 4th defendant by publication in newspapers and affixing notice, following a returned service.
What the court decided
A.No.700 of 2023 & O.A.No.682 of 2022
in C.S. No.49 of 2022
A.No.700 of 2023
SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY, J.
By order dated 03.01.2023, the affidavit of service filed by the plaintiff was taken into account and the plaintiff was permitted to file an application for substituted service on the 4th defendant. The present application is filed pursuant thereto.
- In the affidavit in support, it is stated that the notice issued to the 4th defendant was returned with the endorsement “addressee left”. The applicant further states that no other address is available with the applicant. In the above facts and circumstances, this application is liable to be allowed.
- Accordingly, the applicant/plaintiff is permitted to effect substituted service on the 4th defendant by publication in one issue of the English daily "THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS" and one issue of the Tamil daily "DHINA THANTHI" specifying the next hearing date as 28.02.2023. In addition, notice shall also be affixed on the Court Notice Board and the last known address. This application is allowed on the said terms.
List on 28.02.2023.
07.02.2023
Coram
Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy
J.
Case details
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