Supreme Court Questions CAPF Contempt Case Shift to Special Bench

The Supreme Court questioned how contempt petitions concerning IPS deputations to Central Armed Police Forces were removed from one Bench's cause list and shifted to a special Bench after an ex parte mentioning before the Chief Justice of India.

What happened

The Supreme Court questioned how contempt petitions concerning IPS deputations to Central Armed Police Forces were removed from one Bench's cause list and shifted to a special Bench after an ex parte mentioning before the Chief Justice of India. The Registry explained the listing history, while the government law officer acknowledged making the mentioning and apologised for not informing the other side. The Court stressed institutional propriety and posted the contempt matters with the connected statutory challenge for October 15.

Legal significance

The legal effect is confined to the present ruling or procedural development. Allegations and submissions are not treated as established facts.

What follows

The matter proceeds according to the operative judicial or statutory process described above.

Source: Original report