Rule 26 Order V of Code of Civil Procedure 1908 "Service in foreign territory through Political Agent or Court- Where"
(a) in the exercise of any foreign jurisdiction vested in
the Central Government, a Political Agent has been
appointed, or a Court has been established or continued,
with power to serve a summons, issued by a Court under this
Code, in any foreign territory in which the defendant
actually and voluntarily resides, carries on business or
personally works for gain, or
(b) the Central Government has, by notification in the
Official Gazette, declared, in respect of any Court situate
in any such territory and not established or continued in
the exercise of any such jurisdiction as aforesaid, that
service by such Court of any summons issued by a Court under
this Code shall be deemed to be valid service, the summons may be sent to such Political Agent or Court,
by post, or otherwise, or if so directed by the Central
Government, through the Ministry of that Government dealing
with foreign affairs, or in such other manner as may be
specified by the Central Government for the purpose of being
served upon the defendant : and, if the Political Agent or
Court returns the summons with an endorsement purporting to
have been made by such Political Agent or by the Judge or
other officer of the Court to the effect that the summons
has been served on the defendant in the manner hereinbefore
directed, such endorsement shall be deemed to be evidence of
service.
Rule 26A Order V of Code of Civil Procedure 1908 "Summonses
to he sent to officer to foreign countries"
Where the Central Government has, by notification in the
Official Gazette, declared in respect of any foreign
territory that summonses to be served on defendants actually
and voluntarily residing or carrying on business or
personally working for gain in that foreign territory may be
sent to an officer of the Government of the foreign
territory specified by the Central Government the summonses
may be sent to such officer, through the Ministry of the
Government of India dealing with foreign affairs or in such
other manner as may be specified by the Central Government;
and if such officer ,any such summons with an endorsement
purporting to have been made by him that the summons has
been served on the defendant, such endorsement shall be
deemed to be evidence of service.
Rule 27 Order V of Code of Civil Procedure 1908 "Service on civil public officer or on servant of railway company or local authority"
Where the defendant is a public officer (not belonging to the Indian military naval or air forces), or is the servant of a railway company or local authority, the Court may, if it appears to it that the summons may be most conveniently so served, send it for service on the defendant to the head of the office in which he is employed together with a copy to be retained by the defendant.
Rule 28 Order V of Code of Civil Procedure 1908 "Service on soldiers, sailors or airmen"
Where the defendant is a soldier, sailor or airman, the Court shall send the summons for service to his commanding officer together with a copy to be retained by the defendant.
Rule 29 Order V of Code of Civil Procedure 1908 "Duty of person to whom summons is delivered or sent for service"
(1) Where a summons is delivered or sent to any person for
service under rule 24, rule 27 or rule 28, such person shall
be bound to serve it if possible and to return it under his
signature, with the written acknowledgement of the
defendant, and such signature shall be deemed to be evidence
of service.
(2) Where from any cause service is impossible, the summons
shall be returned to the Court with a full statement of such
cause and of the steps taken to procure service, and such
statement shall be deemed to be evidence of non-service.
Rule 30 Order V of Code of Civil Procedure 1908 "Substitution of letter for summons"
(1) The Court may, notwithstanding anything
hereinbefore contained, substitute for a summons a letter
signed by the Judge or such officer as he may appoint in
this behalf, where the defendant is, in the opinion of the
Court, of a rank entitling him to such mark of
consideration.
(2) A letter substituted under sub-rule (1) shall contain
all the particulars required to be stated in a summons, and,
subject to the provisions of sub-rule (3), shall be treated
in all respects as a summons.
(3) A letter so substituted may be sent to the defendant by
post or by a special messenger selected by the Court, or in
any other manner which the Court thinks fit; and, where the
defendant has an agent empowered to accept service, the
letter may be delivered or sent to such agent.