# Centre tells SC CAPF Act does not override 2025 verdict 2026-10-14T20:21:11+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets The Centre has told the Supreme Court that the CAPFs (General Administration) Act, 2026, does not overrule its May 2025 judgment on IPS deputation. In a joint affidavit filed on Wednesday, 14 October 2026, the Ministry of Home Affairs, DoPT and CRPF said the law was a permissible measure that changed the legal basis of the court's directions and sought dismissal of a petition by CAPF cadre officers challenging the Act. The petition, filed by officers led by CRPF Assistant Commandant Bibhor Kumar Singh, argues the law was enacted to overrule the 2025 judgment and is arbitrary. The Supreme Court had directed a progressive reduction of IPS postings up to inspector general rank in five forces. Under the new law, 50 per cent of IG posts and at least 67 per cent of additional DG posts are filled through deputation, while all special DG and DG posts are reserved for deputationists. The Centre said IPS officers bring experience of state administrations and internal security, and that no employee has a right to insist on a particular cadre structure. It said a cadre review directed by the court is underway. The special bench is scheduled to hear the petitions on Thursday, 15 October 2026. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Both outlets report the Centre's affidavit largely identically, attributing the same legal arguments to the government and the same grievances to the CAPF officers. India Today leads with the government's assertion that the Act does not overrule the court, while Hindustan Times adds that the Centre denies the law was meant to nullify the judgment. Hindustan Times also reports that retired CAPF officers have announced a peaceful protest at Jantar Mantar in November 2025, a detail absent from India Today. The uniform coverage of the legal dispute leaves the next step as the scheduled hearing on 15 October 2026. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - indiatoday.in (neutral report) Straight report of affidavit and petition without slant - hindustantimes.com (neutral report) Adds protest detail but remains neutral on merits This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: CAPF, CRPF, IPS, Ministry of Home Affairs, Supreme Court Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/centre-tells-sc-capf-act-does-not-override-2025-verdict/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/centre-tells-sc-capf-act-does-not-override-2025-verdict/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/