HOW TO MAKE EXCUSES FOR THE ABSENCE OF A PUBLIC OFFICER FROM COURT. Daily Law Tips (Tip 487) by Onyekachi Umah, Esq., LLM. ACIArb(UK)
In the course of hearing a case by a court, a person employed by federal or state government (public officer) may be needed to give evidence in court.
Where a court requests the presence of any person, such a person is mandated by law to attend or be arrested on the order of court. However, at times, being absent from court is inevitable. So, to communicate absence to court becomes necessary as well as how to make such communication.