Legal News: The Supreme Court of India lays down law on Lieutenant Governor’s power

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Legal News: The Supreme Court of India lays down law on Lieutenant Governor's power
Legal News: The Supreme Court of India lays down law on Lieutenant Governor's power

Describing the prolonged Centre-Arvind Kejriwal sod war over who controls Delhi as an “extraordinary matter”, the Supreme Court agreed to lay down the law on whether the Lieutenant Governor (LG) can unilaterally administer the National Capital without being bound by the “aid and advice” of the elected government.

In an exuberant hearing, bordering on the trenchant, A Bench of Justices A.K. Sikri and N.V. Ramana in an exuberant hearing on Friday issued notice to the Union on a batch of seven petitions filed by the Delhi government challenging the August 4 Judgement of  the Delhi High Court. LG’s power was upheld by the High Court not only over the police, land and public order but also in “services”. The judgment had effectively compressed the Kejriwal Cabinet’s circumference.

The Supreme Court of India Bench however, refused to stay the High Court judgment, despite submissions by senior advocate and Delhi government’s counsel, K.K. Venugopal, that the verdict “affects all future governments and all future relationships between the Centre and the State”.

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