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Q:

Which organization has recently issued Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for summoning government officials in judicial proceedings?

  • 1
    Supreme Court of India
  • 2
    Judiciary
  • 3
    Panchayati Raj
  • 4
    Municipal council
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Answer : 1. "Supreme Court of India"
Explanation :

Recently, the court said that the arbitrary court order to summon government officials in judicial proceedings is contrary to the scheme envisaged by the Constitution and a standard operating procedure has been prepared on this issue. Arbitrary court orders to summon government officials in judicial proceedings are not in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution. Along with this, the Supreme Court decided the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) in this matter. The SOP aims to outline guidelines and prevent excessive use of subpoena power by courts which often puts pressure on the government. It said that officers cannot be summoned merely because their stand is different from the view of the court. This step brings much-needed reforms to strengthen executive-judiciary coordination by avoiding unnecessary harassment of government officials.

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