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What is the effect of an order of the Supreme Court which stays the operation of a final order of a Division Bench of a High Court which holds that a Central Statute is not a valid piece of legislation?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>2.<\/strong> Whether the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946 is a valid piece of legislation?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>3.<\/strong> Whether the Central Bureau of Investigation is an organ or a part of Delhi Special Police Establishment?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>4.<\/strong> In a Constitution having federal form with distinct feels of legislation apportioned to the federal legislature and\/or the federating legislature with corresponding executive power where law and order and their maintenance are part of the power given to the federating states whether a federal police force even for investigation can be made by central legislation without following the procedure established by the Constitution of India for central legislature making laws which would be enforceable in each of the States?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>5.<\/strong> Whether admission of special leave petition and stay of a final judgment of nature referred to above would mean that Supreme Court has declared any law by such interim order of stay?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Therefore, the High Court on noting the questions present in the case stated that the mentioned questions should be decided by the bench whose Judgment would be binding on all the Courts of the State.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Thus the matter be placed before Chief Justice\/Acting Chief Justice for an appropriate order. 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