Court Cannot Direct Police to Ascertain Actual On-Ground Situation in Application for Police Assistance: Himachal Pradesh High Court
In a significant ruling concerning the scope of police assistance in civil proceedings, the Himachal Pradesh High Court has clarified that a court, while deciding an application for implementation of an injunction order under Order XXXIX, Rules 1 and 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, cannot direct police officials to ascertain facts on the ground. The order was passed by Justice Ajay Mohan Goel in CMPMO No. 76…