Madan Lal v Mst. Gopi

Rule established

Service of summons must strictly comply with the modes prescribed under Order V CPC; where a defendant is shown to have had actual knowledge of the proceedings despite an irregularity in the mode of service, courts may, in appropriate cases, treat the defect as cured, but this is an exception applied cautiously and does not dilute the general requirement of proper service as a foundational requirement of natural justice in civil proceedings.