SC verdict on Delhi CM vs L-G LIVE: Ending the tussle for power in the national capital, the Supreme Court Wednesday is likely to decide who the administrative head of the national capital is -the Delhi chief minister or Lieutenant Governor.
SC verdict on Delhi CM vs L-G LIVE: Ending the tussle for power in the national capital, the Supreme Court Wednesday is likely to decide who the administrative head of the national capital is -the Delhi chief minister or Lieutenant Governor.
Ending the tussle for power in the national capital, the Supreme Court Wednesday is likely to decide who the administrative head of the national capital is -the Delhi chief minister or Lieutenant Governor. The apex court’s judgment comes on a clutch of petitions that challenged the Delhi High Court’s order that held the L-G as supreme. A five-judge bench, headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra and comprising Justices A K Sikri, A M Khanwilkar, D Y Chandrachud and Ashok Bhushan, is likely to pass its order at 10.30 am.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has accused L-G Anil Baijal of taking decisions of an elected government and delaying work by sitting on files. The Centre, meanwhile, which appoints the L-G, has contended that “for any Centrally administered territory… and especially Delhi in respect of its unique position… responsibility is on the shoulders of the Union Government”.
The Supreme Court is hearing a batch of petitions which challenge an order by the Delhi High Court that holds the Lieutenant Governor as the supreme authority in the national capital. The apex court, after hearing the matter, had reserved its order on December 6, 2017. A five-judge bench, headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra and comprising Justices A K Sikri, A M Khanwilkar, D Y Chandrachud and Ashok Bhushan, is likely to pass a judgment in the case today.