Mode of service of summons
Section 90 of the Punjab Tenancy Act, 1887 deals with mode of service of summons. A summons issued by a Revenue-officer or Revenue Court shall, if practicable, be served (a) personally on the person to whom it is addressed, or failing him on (b) his recognized agent or (c) an adult male member of his family who is residing with him. The Act was enacted on 23 Sep 1887.
(1) A summons issued by a Revenue-officer or Revenue Court shall, if practicable, be served (a) personally on the person to whom it is addressed, or failing him on (b) his recognized agent or (c) an adult male member of his family who is residing with him.
(2) If service cannot be made, or if acceptance of service so made is refused, the summons may be served by posting a copy thereof at the usual or last known place of residence of the person to whom it is addressed, or, if that person does not reside in the district in which the Revenue-officer is employed or the Revenue Court is held, and the case to which the summons relates has reference to land in that district, then by posting a copy of the summons on some conspicuous place in or near the estate wherein the land is situate.
(3) If the summons relates to a case in which persons having the same interest are so numerous that personal service on all of them is not reasonably practicable, it may, if the Revenue-officer or Revenue Court so directs, be served by delivery of a copy thereof to such of those persons as the officer or Court nominates in this behalf and by proclamation of the contents thereof for the information of the other persons interested.
(4) A summons may if, the Revenue-officer or Revenue Court so directs, be served on the person named therein, either in addition to, or in substitution for, any other mode of service, by forwarding the summons by post in a letter addressed to the person and registered under Part III of the Indian Post Office Act 1866 (XIV of 1866).
(5) When a summons is so forwarded in a letter and it is proved that the letter was properly addressed and duly posted and registered, the officer or Court may presume that the summons was served at the time when the letter would be delivered in the ordinary course of post.
Section 90, The Punjab Tenancy Act, 1887 (Act 16 of 1887).
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Questions about Section 90
What does Section 90 of the Punjab Tenancy Act deal with?
Section 90 of the Punjab Tenancy Act is headed "Mode of service of summons". A summons issued by a Revenue-officer or Revenue Court shall, if practicable, be served (a) personally on the person to whom it is addressed, or failing him on (b) his recognized agent or (c) an adult male member of his family who is residing with him.
How do I find court cases under Section 90 of the Punjab Tenancy Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Punjab Tenancy Act 1887 90, section 90 Punjab Tenancy Act 1887, section 90 of the Punjab Tenancy Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 90 of the Punjab Tenancy Act, and has it changed?
2 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it.
When was Section 90 of the Punjab Tenancy Act enacted?
Section 90 of the Punjab Tenancy Act, cited as Punjab Tenancy Act 1887 90, was enacted on 23 Sep 1887 as Act 16 of 1887. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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