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After a bench led by Justice Ujjal Bhuyan yesterday questioned the Supreme Court Registry for deleting the contempt petitions against the MHA Secretary over the IPS deputations in the Central Armed Police Forces, the matter has been listed before a special bench today.

Notably, the Special Bench is headed by Justice Manoj Misra with Justice Ujjal Bhuyan as the puisne judge. The Special Bench will hear the matter today at 2 PM.

Yesterday, the contempt petitions, alleging the violation of the Supreme Court's May 2025 judgment in Sanjay Prakash v. Union of India [delivered by a bench comprising Justice AS Oka and Justice Bhuyan (author of the verdict], were listed before a bench comprising Justice Bhuyan and Justice AS Chandurkar. Justice Bhuyan's bench had earlier directed the MHA to explain the deputations of 46 IPS officers in CAPFs after the May 2025 judgment.

However, the matter was deleted from the list by the Registry, despite a specific judicial direction to list it. Unhappy over this development, Justice Bhuyan's bench directed the Registry to furnish an explanation

Justice Misra's bench is hearing the writ petitions which challenge the constitutional validity of the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Act, 2026 which nullifies the Sanjay Prakash judgment. 


 



 


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