Section 29State of Karnataka Act
Section 29: Contents of summons and the manner in which it has to be issued and served
Contents of summons and the manner in which it has to be issued and served.
(1)
Every summons shall be in writing, in duplicate, and shall state the purpose for which it is issued and shall be signed by the officer issuing it or by any subordinate officer in the office authorised by him in this behalf and if such officer have a seal, shall also bear his seal; it shall require the person summoned to appear before the said officer at the time and place stated in it and shall specify whether his attendance is required for the purpose of giving evidence or to produce documents or for both.(2)
Every summons shall be served by tendering or delivering a copy of it to the person summoned, or if he cannot be found, to some adult male member of his family residing with him; if there is no such adult member, the service may be effected by affixing a copy of the summons in some conspicuous part of the house where the person summoned ordinarily resides or last resided.(3)
If the ordinary residence of the person summoned be in any other district, the summons may be sent by post to the Deputy Commissioner of that district, who shall cause it to be served in accordance with sub-section (2).(4)
Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (2) or (3), a Revenue Court may either on its own motion or on the application of a party, either in the first instance or when summons last issued is returned unserved, direct the service of summons by registered post pre-paid for acknowledgment. The postal acknowledgment purporting to contain the signature of the person summoned may be deemed to be prima facie proof of sufficient service of the summons on the person summoned on the day on which it purports to have been signed by him. If the postal cover is returned unserved, any endorsement purporting to have been made thereon by the delivery peon or other employee or officer of the Postal Department shall be prima facie evidence of the statements contained in such endorsement.Previous
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