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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
Jaishree Thakur, J.
Seema Bhatnagar - Appellant
Versus
Anoop Sharma & Anr. - Respondents
CRM-25424-2021 In CRM-M-14352-2021
Decided On : 25-08-2021
Service of Summons - Email and Whatsapp - The court permitted the petitioner to serve the respondents with summons via email and WhatsApp, as per the directions issued by the Supreme Court of India in Suo Moto Writ Petition (C) No.3/2020.
Fact of the Case:
The petitioner sought direction to serve the respondents by email and WhatsApp, in line with the directions issued by the Supreme Court of India.
Finding of the Court:
The court permitted the petitioner to serve the respondents via email and WhatsApp, subject to the correctness of the contact details and the successful delivery of the summons.
Issues: Service of summons via unconventional methods, compliance with Supreme Court directions, and verification of contact details.
Ratio Decidendi: The court relied on the directions issued by the Supreme Court of India in Suo Moto Writ Petition (C) No.3/2020 to allow service of summons via email and WhatsApp.
Final Decision: The court granted permission for the petitioner to serve the respondents with summons via email and WhatsApp, subject to verification of contact details and successful delivery.
ORDER
1. Counsel for the applicant-petitioner has a limited prayer seeking direction to effect service upon the respondents by email and whatsapp in terms of the directions issued by the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in Suo Moto Writ Petition (C) No.3/2020.
2. For the reasons stated in the application, the applicant-petitioner herein is permitted to serve both the respondents as per the details mentioned in para 11 of the application.
3. Counsel for the applicant-petitioner would furnish an affidavit to the effect that the email and whatsapp numbers are correct and that email sent has not bounced back as well as to take a screen-shot of the service of the summons through whatsapp upon both the respondents.
4. Let fresh summons be issued to both the respondents herein for the date already fixed in the main petition i.e. 04.10.2021, through the mode as ordered.
5. The application stands disposed of accordingly.
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