In Brief
The Supreme Court addressed whether the High Court could direct the Inspector General of Police to hold camp sittings at specific police stations on fixed dates with public accessibility. The Court held that while judicial observations about investigations and matters of public concern (such as missing children and sex trafficking) are appropriate, courts cannot issue detailed operational directions prescribing exactly when and where senior police officers must conduct sittings. The Court set aside these specific directions but allowed the underlying concerns to proceed, directing that the I.G. (Range) or SSP conduct the sittings on the scheduled dates instead."
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