Why it Is in news?

• The Calcutta High Court issued a stay on the Centre’s decision on the withdrawal of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) from the Darjeeling hills.
• the Centre had failed to provide enough reasons for the decision.

Reasons cited

Elections in Himachal

• When the court wanted to know the reason, counsel representing the Centre referred to the elections in Himachal Pradesh.
• The court observed that there were not enough reasons for withdrawal of the forces and asked the Centre to file an affidavit by October 23.
• Earlier on June 14, while hearing a public interest litigation petition, the court had directed the Centre to deploy additional companies of Central forces in the hills.
•  On October 15, the Ministry of Home Affairs sent a communication to the West Bengal government announcing withdrawal of 10 of the 15 companies of the CAPF posted in the hills.