Supreme Court special bench takes up CAPF deputation contempt matter; hearing set for 15 October

30 September 2026

The contempt matter on deputation of IPS officers to the Central Armed Police Forces was moved to a special bench of Justice Manoj Misra and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan.
In May 2025 the Supreme Court had declared the CAPFs Organised Group 'A' Services and ordered a progressive reduction of IPS deputations.
Parliament has since enacted the Central Armed Police Force (General Administration) Act, 2026, which sets higher IPS quotas across BSF, CISF, CRPF, ITBP and SSB.
Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati told the bench that a request to consolidate the cases had been made before the Chief Justice of India.
Both the contempt petition and the writ petitions on the 2026 Act are listed for 15 October 2026.