Not statehood, want more powers: Delhi govt. to SC

Delhi | Wednesday | 1st February, 2017

Summary:

more-in: The Delhi government on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that it was not seeking full statehood for Delhi but more administrative powers, contending that a “democratically elected government cannot be subservient to the Lieutenant Governor”. The observations were made by the Delhi government’s counsel during the hearing of its pleas, which challenged the Delhi High Court verdict upholding the primacy of the Lt. Making a case for more administrative powers without the shadow of the Lt. Governor hanging over it, the Arvind Kejriwal government told a bench of Justice A.K. Governor in Delhi’s governance..