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Issue of Summous.- (1) On receiving an application, the Court shall, ordinarily within three days thereof, cause to be sent to the party from whom the applicant claims relief (hereinafter refer- red to as the "Opposite party"), a summons in Form 4 or Form 5, as the case maybe, to appear and ans- wer the application on a day, not later than fifteen days from the date of issue of such summons: Provided that no such summons shall be' issued when the opposite party has appeared at the pre- sentation of the application and admitted the appli- cant's claim. (2) A coPY of the application shall also be sent along with the summons under sub-rule (1). 19.5ervi~ of SummOns or notice..-: (1) A sum- mons or notice may, on payment of the required ,fee, be sent by the Court by whichit is issued, either by registered post or ill. such other manner as the Court think fit. ' . ' " (2) Where lihe Court is satisfied that t?ere is.r~a son to believe that the .. opp<:>l>ite',party ,IS'avOIdmg service or that for any reason the summons or the notice cannot be served in the ordinary way, the Court shall order the summons or the notice to h,e reserved by affixing ,a copy thereof in some COnsPI- cuous place in the Court house, and also upon sOI;ue conspicuou" part of the house in ~hich the o~poslte party is known to have last resided ?r carried on . business or personally worked for gam or m such other manner as the Court thinks fit and such ser- vice shall be as effectual as if it had been made on the opposite party personally. (3) Where a summons or notice is served tmder sub-rule (2), the Court shall fix such ti~e for the appearance of the opposite party as the circumstan- ces of the case may reqUire.