Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 9, Rule 13, Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 5, Rule 17 -- Exparte decree - Setting aside - Refusal to accept summons - No report of affixation of summons - Non compliance of O.5.R.17 CPC - Service cannot be deemed to be effective one - Order setting aside ex parte decree calls for no interference...........
Evidence Act, 1872, Section 45 -- Handwriting expert - Comparison of signatures - Defendant disputing his signatures in Hindi contending that he always signs in English - On summons he signed in Hindi - Whole basis of disputing signatures stands washed away - Application rightly dismissed...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 151, Order 37, Rule 3 -- Summary suit for recovery - Non-appearance of defendant - Condonation of delay - O.37.R.3 CPC clearly provides for defendant to make his appearance before Court within a period of 10 days after service of summons - However, defendant after a period of 20 days made his appearance before Court and presented..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 9, Rule 13, Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 5, Rule 17 -- Ex parte decree - Setting aside - Refusal to accept summons - In such scenario, it is incumbent upon process server to affix the notice as provided U.O.5.R.17 CPC and in absence of such affixture it has to be presumed that they were not served at all - If affixture is not made by..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 9, Rule 13 -- Ex parte decree - Setting aside - Ex parte decree cannot be set aside on the ground of irregularity in service of summons, if Court is satisfied that defendant had notice of date of hearing and had sufficient time to appear in Court...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 9, Rule 13 -- Ex parte divorce decree against wife - Setting aside - Wife had been duly served with summons in divorce petition - There is no irregularity in service of summons - Wife had handed over the copy of divorce petition to her advocate which leads to conclusion that she had notice of date of hearing and had sufficient time to..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 9, Rule 13 -- Ex parte decree - Setting aside - Service of summons - Defendant refused to accept the summons - Summons were affixed on the premises where defendant was residing - There is thus, valid service of summons upon defendant - Application U.O.9.R.13 CPC rightly dismissed...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 9, Rule 13 -- Ex parte decree - Setting aside - Service of summons - In the absence of summons/affixation/munadi having been made as per procedure prescribed, it cannot be said that defendant stood duly served...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 205, 317 -- Dishonour of cheque - Exemption from personal appearance of accused - Magistrate has judicial discretion to dispense with personal appearance of an accused either throughout or at any particular stage of such proceedings in a summons case, if Magistrate finds that insistence..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 167(5) -- Investigation if not concluded within six months from the date on which accused was arrested in a case triable by Magistrate as a summons case - There cannot be an automatic order without anything else to stop investigation on expiry of six months from date of arrest of accused...........
