Auto Cars vs Trimurti Cargo Movers Pvt. Ltd. .

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision affirming the ex-parte decree under Order V Rule 20 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, allowing substituted service by publication when ordinary service was unsuccessful. The Court emphasized that the plaintiff had followed due process in attempting to serve the defendants, and the ex-parte decree was valid as the defendants failed to appear. The appeal was dismissed, affirming the lower court's ruling and the decree amounting to Rs.1,43,18,537/- was upheld.