https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=291030 Substituted service under Order V, Rule 17 of the Code of Civil Procedure is valid only after the serving officer has used due and reasonable diligence to effect personal service and to ascertain the defendant's whereabouts. Where the record shows repeated visits but no real enquiry beyond being told the defendants were absent, and no further reasonable steps before affixing summons, service is not duly effected. On that basis, an ex parte decree may be set aside under Order IX, Rule 13, and any consequential attachment proceedings fall with it; the suit is restored. en-us Tue, 22 Jul 1924 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 26 Oct 2020 13:36:09 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=291030 Substituted service under Order V, Rule 17 of the Code of Civil Procedure is valid only after the serving officer has used due and reasonable diligence to effect personal service and to ascertain the defendant's whereabouts. Where the record shows repeated visits but no real enquiry beyond being told the defendants were absent, and no further reasonable steps before affixing summons, service is not duly effected. On that basis, an ex parte decree may be set aside under Order IX, Rule 13, and any consequential attachment proceedings fall with it; the suit is restored. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 22 Jul 1924 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=291030