Cases clubbed only after CJI spoke to presiding judges
Move followed ASG's request on 2 pleas on CAPFs
New Delhi witnessed a flurry of activity at the Supreme Court on Wednesday, as two petitions - one seeking contempt proceedings for the violation of a previous court ruling and the other challenging the validity of a new law - were combined and placed before a special bench. The controversy surrounding the clubbing of the cases arose after the Chief Justice of India (CJI) consulted the presiding judges, Justice Manoj Misra and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, before making the decision.
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