Champa vs Rajender Kumar on 20 March, 2025
10 In the instant case, procedure of substituted service was
resorted to automatically and that too mechanically. The course
followed by the Family Court for initiating ex parte proceedings is
absolutely illegal and is clearly against the dictum of this court in
FAO (FC) No. 42 of 2021 titled Suman Sharma versus Sanjeev
Kumar Sharma, decided on 18.04.2024 wherein it was held as
under:-