M/S JERSEY DEVELOPERS (P) LIMITED vs CANARA BANK

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal filed by M/s Jersey Developers (P) Limited and its directors against the High Court's order, which upheld the ex-parte decree passed by the Trial Court. The appellants had challenged the decree on the grounds of improper service of summons, but the Court found that substituted service via newspaper publication was valid under the circumstances. Consequently, the Court ruled that the appellants were properly notified and the ex-parte decree stood affirmed.