Metropolitan Magistrate Jay Thareja asked Union home ministry's Under Secretary Amar Chand to appear before him on November 19 after the forms, required to be filled under the treaty between India and the USA, were submitted to the court by complainant Vinay Rai's advocate.
Rai's advocate Shashi Tripathi submitted the forms to the court in accordance with its earlier order.
"The assistance of Amar Chand (MHA official) is required to verify the acceptability of the said forms. Let Amar Chand be summoned for November 19," the court said.
The court was earlier informed by the complainant's counsel that the process of service of summonses is being done in accordance with the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) between the two countries.
Amar Chand had earlier suggested to the court to start extradition proceedings to secure the presence of the US-based websites and had referred to the MLAT between the US and India saying that instead of issuing summonses against them, it should initiate extradition proceedings.
The court, however, had said that it would not initiate the extradition proceedings against the websites and had asked the official to assist the complainant's counsel in filling the forms for service of summonses.
