Sampath Leasing and Facturing Limited vs Mohomed Thawbeer Mohomed Haneez – SC CHC APPEAL 25/2015-2023

In Sampath Leasing and Factoring Limited v. Mohomed Thawbeer Mohomed Haneez and Others, the court addressed the validity of service of summons under substituted service provisions. The case centered on whether adequate legal service of summons had been effected on the 1st Defendant-Appellant, given his alleged non-residence at the contractual address and failure to inform the Plaintiff of any change. The holding determined that service was properly established through documented fiscal reports, affidavits, journal entries, and consistent with the obligations under the leasing agreement and section 60 of the Civil Procedure Code. The appeal was dismissed, and costs were ordered against the appellant. The decision reaffirmed the principle that substituted service, when executed in compliance