AAP vs L-G power tussle LIVE: SC bench split on whether Delhi govt has powers over services

  • | Thursday | 14th February, 2019

AAP vs L-G LIVE UPDATES: The Supreme Court Thursday delivered a split judgment on the tussle between the Lieutenant Governor and the Delhi government on issues such as the power to regulate services in the capital. Watch: What the Supreme Court had said in July last year The apex court had ruled that the Lieutenant Governor (L-G) has no “independent decision-making power” and that he has to take decisions on the advice of the Cabinet. In July 2018, a five-judge Constitution bench of the court had laid down broad parameters for governing the national capital, which has witnessed a battle for turf between the Centre and the Arvind Kejriwal government. A two-judge bench of Justices Sikri and Ashok Bhushan had on November 1, 2018, concluded hearing a clutch of petitions in the case and reserved its verdict.

AAP vs L-G LIVE UPDATES: The Supreme Court Thursday delivered a split judgment on the tussle between the Lieutenant Governor and the Delhi government on issues such as the power to regulate services in the capital. A two-judge bench of Justices Sikri and Ashok Bhushan had on November 1, 2018, concluded hearing a clutch of petitions in the case and reserved its verdict. In July 2018, a five-judge Constitution bench of the court had laid down broad parameters for governing the national capital, which has witnessed a battle for turf between the Centre and the Arvind Kejriwal government. The apex court had ruled that the Lieutenant Governor (L-G) has no “independent decision-making power” and that he has to take decisions on the advice of the Cabinet. After this, on September 19, the Centre had told the apex court that administration of Delhi cannot be left to the Delhi government alone and emphasised that it has an “extraordinary” position by virtue of Delhi being the country’s capital. On the other hand, the Delhi government on October 4, told the apex court that it wanted its petitions relating to governance of the national capital be heard soon as it did not want “stalemate to continue in administration”. Watch: What the Supreme Court had said in July last year

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