Iffco-Tokio General Insurance Co.Ltd., Mumbai Thr. Its Authorized Representatives Sunny Bhandari v. Ms. Sitaram Damaji Gaikwad And ANR.
FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO.
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 6619 OF 2025 IN FIRST APPEAL (ST) NO. 5894 OF 2023 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, Court's or Judge's order appearance, Court's Orders or directions and Registrar's orders --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CORAM : SHRI H. M. BHOSALE I/C. REGISTRAR (JUDL -II) DATE : 01/04/2025 None present The learned Advocate for the applicant has filed present Interim Application to serve Respondent Nos. 1 and 2 by way of substituted service i.e by publishing notice in daily newspapers.
As per office note, the notices of Respondent Nos. 1 and 2 are returned unserved with Bailiff's remark dated 12/11/2024, "Door found locked. On inquiry with people they informed that said respondent no. 1 has left the premises since long back and present address not known, hence pasted on outer door" and "Not found, on inquiry with sister in law of respondent
no. 2 she informed that said respondent no.
2 is not residing at above address and she refused to accept the notice against respondent no. 2, hence pasted on outer door.", respectively.
The learned Advocate for Applicant is not aware about new addresses. Thus, only option left is to serve the Respondent Nos. 1 and 2 is by way of substituted service.
The address of Respondent Nos. 1 and 2 mentioned in the notice is same as mentioned in Interim Application and in memo of First Appeal as well as in Judgment of the Trial Court.
In turn, Interim Application No. 6619 of 2025 for substituted service is allowed in terms of prayer clauses (a) and (b). The learned Advocate for the Applicant is directed to collect copy of Publication Notice from the department within two weeks and thereafter, to file affidavit of service of notice alongwith published copies of notice of newspapers in the department within 08 weeks without fail.
Sd/- I/C. REGISTRAR (JUDL-II) sat-R(J-II)-01.04.2025