In Brief
The State of Uttar Pradesh challenged High Court directions ordering the Inspector General of Police to hold specific camp sittings at particular police stations on fixed dates and to be directly accessible to the public. The Supreme Court held that courts should not issue such detailed administrative directives as it falls outside judicial function. Instead, the Court relied on the State's assurance that the IG Police, as a supervisory authority, would address the High Court's observations regarding investigations and missing children through proper administrative channels. The Court modified the High Court's order, replacing the specific directional mandate with a reliance on administrative assurance and allowing lower-ranking officers (IG Range and SSP Allahabad) to conduct the sittings instead.
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