Case Law Analysis
|Gauhati High Court
CPC Order V Rule 17 | Mandatory Affixation of Summons Before Substituted Service Invalidates Ex-Parte Decrees : Gauhati HC
Gauhati High Court rules that strict compliance with Order V Rule 17 CPC-affixation of summons-is a prerequisite for substituted service via newspaper publication. Non-compliance renders ex-parte decrees void, even if defendants had actual notice, reinforcing procedural safeguards in civil disputes.