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D. Y. CHANDRACHUD, S. V. N. BHATTI
Priyanka Kumari – Appellant
Versus
Shailendra Kumar – Respondent
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| 1. notice returned unclaimed is deemed served. (Para 1) |
| 2. court clarifies deemed service of notices. (Para 2 , 3 , 4) |
| 3. matter to be processed for listing. (Para 5) |
ORDER :
2. As it was held by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in K. Bhaskaran vs. Sankaran Vaidhyan Balan and Another , (1999) 7 SCC 510 that when notice is returned as ‘unclaimed’ it shall be deemed to be duly served upon the addressee and it is a proper service of notice. In the case of Ajeet Seeds Limited vs. K. Gopala Krishnaiah , (2014) 12 SCC 685, the Hon’ble Court while interpreting Section 27 of GENERAL CLAUSES ACT 1897 and also Section 114 of EVIDENCE ACT 1872 held as under:
3. It has been observed that Registry mentions in the office report that where the notice is returned as ‘refusal’ is complete/proper service, whereas when it is returned as ‘unclaimed’ is not proper service/incomplete service.
5. Registry to process the matter for listing before the Hon’ble Court, as per rules.
Service of notice returned as 'unclaimed' is deemed effective unless the addressee proves otherwise, affirming prior case law interpretations.
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The court ruled that sending notice to a correct address from an official ID meets the compliance requirement under Section 138(b), emphasizing the presumption of service for registered post communic....
Service of notice under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act is presumed when sent to the correct address, placing the burden on the accused to prove non-receipt.
The main legal point established is the presumption of service of notice when sent through registered post, as provided under section 27 of the General Clauses Act.
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