Allowed¶¶15
The Executive Engineer (Pwd) v. K. Arumugam
Madras HCCMP/11247/2026
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Substituted service; paper publication in Tamil daily; Order 5 Rule 20 CPC; C.M.P.No.11247 of 2026 in A.S.No.925 of 2008; Krishna Water Supply Project land acquisition appeal; service of notice on absent respondent; Malai Malar; returnable 29.06.2026; Madras High Court interlocutory order by R. Kalaimathi J.
What did the court decide?
Permission for substituted service granted with modification: notice to the respondent to be issued afresh through paper publication in one issue of a Tamil Daily with wider circulation in the area where the respondent resides (not confined to Malai Malar as prayed); publication on or before 24.06.2026; matter returnable/listed on 29.06.2026. ¶¶15