UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND ENERGY STUDIES DEHRADUN

CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE
Case Study

Submitted To- Submitted By-
MR. RADHESHAYM PRASAD NILESH KUMAR
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR BBA.LLB.
COLS SAP_ID- 500016256
UPES R.NO-R760211026
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

PARIMAL ............................................APPELLANT
Vs
Veena @ Bharti........................................Respondent

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CIVIL APPEAL NO...1467... OF 2011
Bench: P. Sathasivam, B.S. Chauhan

CAUSE OF ACTION
(A) Appellant got married to the respondent on 9.12.1986 and out of the said wedlock, a girl was born. The relationship between the parties did not remain cordial. Thus, the appellant filed a case for divorce on 27.4.1989, under section 13of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, against the respondent.
(B) Respondent refused to receive the notice of the petition sent to her by the Court on 4.5.1989 via registered AD cover for the date of hearing on 6.7.1989. Respondent/wife on 28.6.1989 was present at her house when the process server showed the summons to her. She read the same and refused to accept it.
(C) Again on 7.8.1989, she refused to accept the notice for 8.9.1989, sent by the Court through process server. The Court ordered issuance of fresh notices. One was issued via ordinary process and the other via Registered AD cover for 8.9.1989. Registered AD was returned to the Court with