Surat: Court summons sent through WhatsApp in financial dispute

Surat | Friday | 22nd June, 2018

Summary:

SURAT: A local court on Thursday considered a summons delivered on WhatsApp as it was showing two blue ticks. The complainant then approached court through his lawyer seeking permission to send the summons through WhatsApp. The court granted permission after which Kumar was sent the summons on his mobile number. Kumar sent a cheque to refund the payment to Rai but the payment on the cheque was rejected when deposited in bank, litigant alleged.Rai then approached a local court and the court issued summons to Kumar. Due to some unknown reason Kumar failed to supply the products when Rai demanded to return the payment..