https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=289187 Affixation of summons can validly substitute personal service only when the statutory conditions for substituted service are strictly met. Mere repeated visits during business hours, without meaningful enquiry or attempts at service at a place or time where the defendant was likely to be found, do not amount to due service under Order 5 of the CPC. Because the process-server's efforts were perfunctory and did not establish valid substituted service, the ex parte decree could not stand and was set aside under Order 9 Rule 13. en-us Thu, 24 Jan 1946 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 18 Jul 2020 16:17:41 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=289187 Affixation of summons can validly substitute personal service only when the statutory conditions for substituted service are strictly met. Mere repeated visits during business hours, without meaningful enquiry or attempts at service at a place or time where the defendant was likely to be found, do not amount to due service under Order 5 of the CPC. Because the process-server's efforts were perfunctory and did not establish valid substituted service, the ex parte decree could not stand and was set aside under Order 9 Rule 13. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 24 Jan 1946 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=289187