https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=283638 Substituted service under Order 5 Rule 20 CPC is permissible only when the court is satisfied that the defendant is keeping out of the way or that ordinary service cannot be effected, and the order must reflect due application of mind. Service by publication is not a formality; for Order 9 Rule 13 CPC, due service means service that effectively brings the proceedings to the defendant's knowledge. Where the record shows the defendant had left the premises and substituted service was not properly grounded, the ex parte decree is vulnerable to being set aside. en-us Tue, 07 Aug 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 04 Oct 2019 09:36:03 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=283638 Substituted service under Order 5 Rule 20 CPC is permissible only when the court is satisfied that the defendant is keeping out of the way or that ordinary service cannot be effected, and the order must reflect due application of mind. Service by publication is not a formality; for Order 9 Rule 13 CPC, due service means service that effectively brings the proceedings to the defendant's knowledge. Where the record shows the defendant had left the premises and substituted service was not properly grounded, the ex parte decree is vulnerable to being set aside. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 07 Aug 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=283638