Appearance in court hearing
Arunima Mazumdar
(Querist) 30 July 2013
This query is : Resolved
In 2006 I was the principal of a school. There was an incident of theft in the school and I had reported the matter to the local police station.The police came for enquiry but could not find the culprit. I had resigned from my job in the same year (2006) and joined another organisation.In 2011, ie 5 years after this incident, the then principal of that school informed me that there was a court hearing on the case of 2006 and that I should attend the court. I asked him to inform the court that I had resigned from the post of principal and he (present principal)should represent the school.I did not have any further correspondence on this matter.Now in 2013 there is another principal posted in that school and this principal is again asking me to attend the court hearing regarding that same case of 2006.My query is whether it is legally binding on me to attend the court hearing as all documents related to the case must be available in that school and I have nothing to do with the case now. Now I am working in another organisation and living far away from the place where this court hearing is taking place.Please advise.
R.K Nanda
(Expert) 30 July 2013
if u get any summons from any court to appear as witness in that case, only then ur
required to appear in that court and not on information of present principal of school.
Arunima Mazumdar
(Querist) 30 July 2013
Thank you for the prompt reply. The present principal has sent a copy of the court notice issued in my name as principal of that school. But I am no longer the principal of that school. I think the present principal has not informed the court about my resignation and the change in the name of the principal. Should I write a letter to the court informing about this change?
Dr J C Vashista
(Expert) 31 July 2013
I concur the advise of Mr. R K Nanda.
malipeddi jaggarao
(Expert) 31 July 2013
Since the summons are in the name of the principal, you can write back to the present principal that you are not required to attend the court as the summons are not in your personal name and in the name of the principal. The present principal should attend the court. If the court wishes to call you for witness, it will issue summons in your personal name, once the present principal attend and submit the facts. You need not write to the court, as court has not asked you anything in your personal name.
prabhakar singh
(Expert) 31 July 2013
HIS OWN WRITINGS SUGGESTS
"In 2006 I was the principal of a school. There was an incident of theft in the school and I had reported the matter to the local police station."
IT WOULD ULTIMATELY BE HE TO ATTEND THE COURT.
Rajendra K Goyal
(Expert) 31 July 2013
As you have mentioned that the summon are in your name as principal. If you receive the summons you should attend the court. Agree with the expert prabhakar singh ji , ultimately you have to attend the court.
SANJAY GUPTA
(Expert) 31 July 2013
As you lodge the complaint as a head of school, you have to appear in court and depose on your complaint, no matter you leave the organisation, the present head of the school has nothing to do as the incident occured in your tenure. So attend the court on the date of hearing otherwise a warrant may issue against you.
Dr J C Vashista
(Expert) 01 August 2013
Ultmately you are to attend the proceeding
Raj Kumar Makkad
(Expert) 12 August 2013
You shall have to attend the hearings in the court.
