Supreme Court of India

R.S. Singh v. U.P. Malaria Nirikshak Sangh & Ors.

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Reported as [2011] 3 S.C.R. 760
Bench Markandey Kat Ju and Gyan Sudha Misra JJ.
Decided 9 March 2011

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that the HirJh Court was not justified in summoning the aforementior,ed C officials.

Judgment, page 9

From the headnote

Summons - Summoning of senior officials by the High Court - Interim order passed by the High Court directing two Senior Government Officials to appear personally for non­ compliance of its judgment - Challenge to - On appeal, held: If there is non-compliance of the order, the High Court should first see whether the order can be complied with, without summoning any official - Government counsels can be asked to communicate to the official concerned regarding the non­ compliance of the order - Senior officials can be summoned to give explanation only in some extreme cases where the High Court

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