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The agency officials reached the "permanent address" of Khaitan at New Friends Colony here to serve the summons but there was no one to receive them following which they pasted the notices at the gates.
The CBI had pasted them as part of "normal process" of service of summons and it should not be construed as the addressees being absconding, CBI spokesperson Dharini Mishra said.
The special CBI court while taking cognizance of the agency's chargesheet had instructed all the accused to be present before it on January 27 which is the date of hearing.
The agency will undertake a similar exercise tomorrow when the summons will be served to the then vice-chairman Essar Group Ravi Ruia and promoter of Essar Group of Companies Anshuman Ruia at their Walkeshwar Road residence in Mumbai, CBI sources said.
Essar spokesperson said in a statement, "No summons have been received by Ruias."
In a statement, Loop Telecom said, "Mr and Mrs IP Khaitan are non-resident Indians. Their residential address in Dubai has been provided to CBI. Any summons is required to be served at the place where they are residing. Hence media reports suggesting that they are avoiding summons are completely incorrect and baseless. Loop and Khaitan's have at all stages co-operated with the authorities and continue to do so."
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