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Supreme Court seeks registry explanation for deleting contempt case
The Supreme Court on Tuesday, 29 September, demanded a written explanation from its registry for striking off a batch of contempt petitions against Home Secretary Govind Mohan from the afternoon causelist, despite…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday, 29 September, demanded a written explanation from its registry for striking off a batch of contempt petitions against Home Secretary Govind Mohan from the afternoon causelist, despite a judicial order to list them at 2 pm. A bench of Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and AS Chandurkar noted that the deletion occurred during the lunch break without notice to the parties. Senior advocate Guru Krishnakumar informed the court that the registry itself ordered the removal. The bench directed that the matter be relisted on Wednesday, 30 September at 2 pm, with the registry's note explaining the deletion.
The contempt petitions allege wilful disobedience of the Supreme Court's May 2025 judgment in Sanjay Prakash v. Union of India, which declared Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) as Organised Group 'A' Services and directed phasing out IPS officers on deputation up to the Senior Administrative Grade. The MHA's compliance affidavit revealed that 46 IPS officers were inducted into CAPFs after that ruling. Parliament later passed the Central Armed Police Force (General Administration) Act, 2026, reserving 50% of Inspector General posts and higher quotas for IPS deputations, the Act's validity is separately challenged before the top court.
CJI Surya Kant reconstituted a special bench of Justices Manoj Misra and Ujjal Bhuyan to hear the contempt petitions on 30 September, alongside the registry's written justification for the deletion.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Both livelaw.in and barandbench.com report the same core facts: a Supreme Court bench led by Justice Ujjal Bhuyan noted the contempt matter was struck off the afternoon causelist despite a judicial order to list it at 2 pm, and directed the registry to explain itself by the next hearing on 30 September. The coverage is uniform straight reporting. The key institutional question, whether the registry’s deletion was an administrative error or a deliberate override of judicial direction, is left open by both outlets. The special bench reconstituted for 30 September will examine the registry’s note alongside the contempt allegations against Home Secretary Govind Mohan, who is accused of non-compliance with the 2025 OGAS judgment.
Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral
Sources (2): livelaw.in (neutral report), barandbench.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
