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1992 (5) TMI 87 - SC - Indian LawsNon service of notice - Held that:- After the notices sent by registered post were received back, the Family Court did not make any attempt to serve the appellant through the process of the Court. The appellant was no stranger to the respondent. She was his wife. It could not have been difficult for him to find out the address where she was staying. Under the circumstances, resort to the substitute service by way of publication in the newspaper was not justified. Therefore, of the view that there was sufficient cause for the non-appearance of the appellant in the matrimonial petition before the Family Court.set aside the order of the Family Court dated June 24, 1990 and allow the appellant's application dated December 18, 1989 and set aside the ex parte decree passed against the appellant in Marriage Petition
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