IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA MISC.CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 619 OF 2003 STATE OF GOA AND ANR., ....Applicants Versus SHRI ADALNIRA COSTA PINTO(DEC.) ....Respondents THROUGH L.RS. SHRI P.A. KAMAT,G.A, Coram:- P. V. HARDAS, J. Date:- 28th November, 2003 P.C.: This is an application under Order V, Ru le 20 of the Code of Civil Procedure for substitute service of the respondents. It is stated that the notices issued to the respondents (a),(b) and (c) were ret urned unserved. Only respondent (a) has received the notice and attempts to serv e respondents (b) and (c) through Regist ered Post A/D were unsuccessful. Thereaf ter, steps were taken to serve responden ts (b) and (c) through the Registrar, Sm all Causes Court, Bombay, but the same w ere returned with the postal remark'prem ises found locked and the respondents le ft the premises'. Since the respondents cannot be served in the normal course, t he appellants have sought for publicatio n of the notices in the local newspaper as well as the "Indian Express",which is circulated in Mumbai. 2. For the reasons stated in the applica tion, Miscellaneous Civil Application is allowed. P. V. HARDAS, J.