Duty of Court to which summons is sent
Full Text
The Court to which a summons is sent under rule 21 or rule 22 shall, upon receipt thereof, proceed as if it had been issued by such Court and shall then return the summons to the Court of issue, together with the record (if any) of its proceedings with regard thereto.
Plain English Summary
Mandates that the transferee court receiving a summons from another court must execute service as if it had issued the process itself and return the summons with its report of proceedings.
Key Legal Elements
- Statutory Fiction: Transferee court treats foreign summons as its own.
- Execution through Local Machinery: Deploys local process servers, police, or couriers.
- Return of Record: Full report of service or non-service must be transmitted back.
Practical Note
Judicial Coordination: Ensures seamless judicial comity and inter-district cooperation in civil litigation across states.
हिंदी पाठ
वह न्यायालय, जिसे नियम 21 या नियम 22 के अधीन समन भेजा जाता है, उसकी प्राप्ति पर ऐसे अग्रसर होगा मानो वह ऐसे न्यायालय द्वारा निकाला गया हो और तब वह समन को उसके संबंध में अपनी कार्यवाहियों के अभिलेख (यदि कोई हो) सहित निकालने वाले न्यायालय को वापस करेगा।