Court Summons Notice Ad Substituted Service | Order V Rule 20 CPC | All Courts

A court summons ad is a particular form of legal advertisement, which is ordered by a court to be taken out in lieu of personal delivery of a summons. It is litigation-driven and court directed. A legal notice advertisement is a greater classification that also carries property notices, name change notices and other voluntary public announcements. Both are in newspapers, however, a court summons ads must be validated by a court order.

It depends on the court order. In case the order specifies that it is an English newspaper, then you should publish in English. When the order does not specify language, and the last known address of the defendant is in a Maharashtra district that is Marathi speaking, a summons in Maharashtra Times, Sakal or Loksatta will frequently be satisfactory and cost-effective. Our suggestion will be dependent on your court and district.

In case of normal bookings, the bookings are published on the following business day upon receiving payment. In the case of urgent court summons notice advertisements where the same-day demands are mandatory, call us prior to 11 AM. We have managed to place same day notices with Times of India and Maharashtra Times which we do on behalf of clients who have urgent court deadlines.

You get: (1) the hardcopy of the newspaper clipping mailed to your address within 3-5 days, (2) a scan of the newspaper in PDF format sent via WhatsApp within 24 hours, and (3) Notarised affidavit of publication — a sworn statement before a Notary confirming the name of the newspaper, date and the contents of the notice. It is this affidavit to which your advocate simply submits in court as evidence of substituted service.

No. The announcement of the release avails the accused with a chance to present himself on the set date of hearing. The court can only go ex-parte in case the defendant does not appear on that date, notwithstanding the proper publication of the notice and the filing of the affidavit. To have valid service, the advocate has to submit the affidavit to the court by the time of hearing or at the time before the date of hearing.

The Times of India Mumbai court summons notice ads will require a minimum space of 18-28 sq. cm at a minimum cost of ₹420–₹600 per sq. cm. Times of India alone costs are normally between ₹1,200 and ₹3,500. Getting Maharashtra Times and a notarised affidavit takes the amount of the total standard package to ₹2,000–₹5,000.

Yes. One of the court summons notice ads can contain several defendants when the court order comprises all the defendants. This proves to be cheaper than putting a separate notice to each defendant. We have been dealing with multi-defendant notices on a regular basis on civil suits, company matters, and family court petitions.

Yes. In cases where a defendant has his last known address outside India, the court also orders substituted service by publishing in the Indian newspapers. The notice is also issued in the newspaper of the city in which the defendant was last known to reside in India or as indicated by the court. We do these on a remote basis in cases of advocates whose clients have NRI defendants.

Civil matters invite the defendant to appear in a court of law by releasing a notice of summons under Order V Rule 20 CPC. Section 82 of the BNSS of Crimes under the CPR proclaims the court declaration, which is directed to an absconding accused. The two are published in the newspaper, but the legal authority and text are different. We handle both types.

Send us the court order and we will find the newspaper in question and book it. We have tie-ups with 50+ newspapers in Maharashtra including regional newspapers, which advocates are not conversant with. In case the given newspaper is not applicable to the area in question, we would recommend your advocate to request the change of the court order.