Duty of person to whom summons is delivered or sent for service
Issue and service of summons, in the First Schedule to The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
(1) Where a summons is delivered or sent to any person for service under rule 24, rule 27 or rule 28, such person shall be bound to serve it if possible, and to return it under his signature, with the written acknowledgement of the defendant, and such signature shall be deemed to be evidence of service.
(2) Where from any cause service is impossible, the summons shall be returned to the Court with a full statement of such cause and of the steps taken to procure service, and such statement shall be deemed to be evidence of non-service.
How this Rule is cited
It is written both ways, and both mean this Rule: Order V Rule 29 CPC and Order 5 Rule 29 CPC. Pleadings usually take the arabic form, judgments usually the numeral.
Orders of the courts under it: Order 5 Rule 29 CPC, Order V Rule 29 CPC. Each opens the full-text search over every order eCourtsIndia holds.
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