Order V Rule 10A: Service by post

(1) Simultaneously with the issue of summons under rule 9, there shall be sent, unless otherwise ordered by the Court, to the defendant, by registered post, acknowledgment due, another copy of the summons signed and sealed in the manner provided in rule 10. (2) An acknowledgment purporting to be signed by the defendant of the receipt of the registered communication or endorsement by a postal employee that the defendant refused to take delivery of the same shall be deemed by the Court issuing the summons to be prima facie proof of service of summons.]

Effective date: 1909-01-01

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