Rajapakse ducks service, Court order sought for alternate service

 [ Thursday, 04 August 2011, 09:14.15 AM GMT +05:30 ]

Attorney for the three Tamil plaintiffs who filed civil action against Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapakse in American Court but Mahinda Rajapakse, has avoided service of process by not accepting mail sent by recorded delivery..... ..to the Sri Lanka embassy and "Temple Trees,"and that Plaintiffs are in the process of attempting to serve via Sri Lankan central authority in accordance with the provisions of "The Hague Convention," to which the U.S. and Sri Lanka are signatories. Plaintiffs will seek authorization from the court for alternate means of service, such as notification via a legal publication.

Plaintiffs' attorney, Bruce Fein that the Sri Lanka embassy in the U.S. and the mail handlers at the Temple Trees, the official residence of Sri Lanka's President Rajapakse, have refused to accept summons and the complaint sent to the two addresses by recorded delivery.

Mr Fein added that if the defendant fails to accept service through the Hague Convention service of process, then the plaintiffs will file a motion with the Court seeking authority to effectuate service by publication