How is Service of Process or Documents undertaken in respect of Foreign Countries who are signatories to the Hague Convention?

https://www.mea.gov.in/service-of-summons-abroad.htm

India is a signatory to the Hague Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extra-Judicial documents in Civil and Commercial Matters. Therefore, the formal method for service in India with effect from August 1, 2007 is pursuant to the Hague Convention, taking into account the declaration or special conditions mentioned by India in while signing the Hague Convention. The declarations made by India while signing the Convention include the following:

Documents for service must be written in the English language.

Documents cannot be served via mail.

Documents must be served in India indirectly via proper authority.

Documents under the Hague Convention cannot be served directly to the defendants in India by private judicial officer.

For more details, please refer to the website of the Ministry of Law and Justice:http://lawmin.nic.inExternal website that opens in a new window