Supreme Court · 2011 INSC 193 · Decided 9 March 2011
R.S. Singh v. U.P. Malaria Nirikshak Sangh & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2011 INSC 193 · [2011] 3 S.C.R. 760
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 5600/2006
- Decided
- 9 March 2011
- Bench
- MARKANDEY KATJU, GYAN SUDHA MISRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Summons - Summoning of senior officials by the High Court - Interim order passed by the High Court directing two C 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 can be complied with, without summoning any official - Government counsels can be asked D 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 is convinced
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