https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=285943 The High Court of Madras declined to set aside a decree passed ex parte under Order IX, rule 13 of the Civil Procedure Code. The petitioner was not personally served, and the service relied on was on a person alleged to be his gumastah. The lower Court erred in assuming service on a gumastah was sufficient without further inquiry. The order was set aside, and the lower Court was directed to re-admit the petitioner's petition for full inquiry. Costs will be costs in the cause. en-us Thu, 13 Nov 1913 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 04 Feb 2020 15:44:10 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=285943 The High Court of Madras declined to set aside a decree passed ex parte under Order IX, rule 13 of the Civil Procedure Code. The petitioner was not personally served, and the service relied on was on a person alleged to be his gumastah. The lower Court erred in assuming service on a gumastah was sufficient without further inquiry. The order was set aside, and the lower Court was directed to re-admit the petitioner's petition for full inquiry. Costs will be costs in the cause. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 13 Nov 1913 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=285943