Supreme Court Verdict On Aap Lg

The Centre has moved the Supreme Court seeking review of its May 11 verdict which held that the Delhi government has legislative and executive powers over the administration of services except for public order, police and land.

Delhi Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar has convened a meeting of the Civil Services Board (CSB) on May 16 to consider the AAP government's directions to transfer officers, including Services Secretary Ashish More.

The Aam Aadmi Party or AAP today hailed the Supreme Court's verdict on the Centre-Delhi services with party chief Arvind Kejriwal terming the verdict a "victory of democracy".

The Delhi government today told the Supreme Court that its functioning is "completely paralysed" and it can't order transfer or posting of officers despite the recent Constitution bench verdict on the national capital's administration.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said the Supreme Court's July 4 order made it clear that his government had the power to transfer or post bureaucrats and if the central government, represented by the Lt. Governor, was in any confusion they should approach the topcourt.

The Aam Aadmi Party or AAP on Thursday lashed out at Union Minister Arun Jaitley over his blog on the Supreme Court verdict on governance in Delhi, saying his views reflected the "frustration" of the BJP over the ruling that the elected Delhi government has powers to govern Delhi in all the matters except reserved subjects - land, law and order and...

Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal will meet Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his deputy Manish Sisodia on Friday to discuss the Supreme Court verdict on Delhi. Mr Baijal agreed to the meeting after Mr Kejriwal's wrote to him for his support, underlining that the elected government did not need his concurrence after the top court's verdict.

Union Minister Arun Jaitley today said that the Supreme Court verdict has made it clear that the Delhi government has no police powers and, hence, it cannot set up an investigating agency to probe crimes committed in the past.

Downplaying AAP's victory proclamations over the Supreme Court verdict, former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today said the ruling that the LG is bound by the government's advice was "not a vindication" for the party as "it has always been so".

Armed with green signal from the Supreme Court, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today pushed ahead on pending governance issues. The items on agenda had triggered his last and worst clash with the Lieutenant Governor: The bureaucracy was told to fall in line with the top court's order and the process to begin doorstep delivery of rations was f...

Celebrations broke out at Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party office in Delhi after the Supreme Court ruled that the elected AAP government, and not the Lieutenant Governor, wields the "real power" in the national capital. But the centre's senior law officer thinks that the AAP government might be jumping the gun.

The Supreme Court today ruled that Arvind Kejriwal-led government is the final authority in Delhi, ruling that the Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal has no independent power to take decisions and is bound by the elected government's advice. The top court today said that the elected government is the boss of Delhi and warned that the Lieutenant Govern...

The Supreme Court verdict on the power tussle between the Delhi government and the Centre has done away with all the possibilities of a "blame game" between the BJP and the AAP and the two parties should now ensure that the development of the national capital, which was "stalled" for years, should start again, the Congress said today.

The Lieutenant Governor does not have independent decision-making powers and the real power must lie with the elected government, the Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday in a big win for Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the fight for control of Delhi. "A balanced federal structure mandates that the union does not usurp all powers and the st...

The Supreme Court will today give a verdict over the court ruling that the Lieutenant Governor was the administrative head of Delhi. Under the Constitution and the law, the city government does not have any control in matters of land, bureaucracy and the police. The AAP government has been long contending the decision and has also launched a signat...

The Centre has moved the Supreme Court seeking review of its May 11 verdict which held that the Delhi government has legislative and executive powers over the administration of services except for public order, police and land.

Delhi Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar has convened a meeting of the Civil Services Board (CSB) on May 16 to consider the AAP government's directions to transfer officers, including Services Secretary Ashish More.

The Aam Aadmi Party or AAP today hailed the Supreme Court's verdict on the Centre-Delhi services with party chief Arvind Kejriwal terming the verdict a "victory of democracy".

The Delhi government today told the Supreme Court that its functioning is "completely paralysed" and it can't order transfer or posting of officers despite the recent Constitution bench verdict on the national capital's administration.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said the Supreme Court's July 4 order made it clear that his government had the power to transfer or post bureaucrats and if the central government, represented by the Lt. Governor, was in any confusion they should approach the topcourt.

The Aam Aadmi Party or AAP on Thursday lashed out at Union Minister Arun Jaitley over his blog on the Supreme Court verdict on governance in Delhi, saying his views reflected the "frustration" of the BJP over the ruling that the elected Delhi government has powers to govern Delhi in all the matters except reserved subjects - land, law and order and...

Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal will meet Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his deputy Manish Sisodia on Friday to discuss the Supreme Court verdict on Delhi. Mr Baijal agreed to the meeting after Mr Kejriwal's wrote to him for his support, underlining that the elected government did not need his concurrence after the top court's verdict.

Union Minister Arun Jaitley today said that the Supreme Court verdict has made it clear that the Delhi government has no police powers and, hence, it cannot set up an investigating agency to probe crimes committed in the past.

Downplaying AAP's victory proclamations over the Supreme Court verdict, former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today said the ruling that the LG is bound by the government's advice was "not a vindication" for the party as "it has always been so".

Armed with green signal from the Supreme Court, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today pushed ahead on pending governance issues. The items on agenda had triggered his last and worst clash with the Lieutenant Governor: The bureaucracy was told to fall in line with the top court's order and the process to begin doorstep delivery of rations was f...

Celebrations broke out at Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party office in Delhi after the Supreme Court ruled that the elected AAP government, and not the Lieutenant Governor, wields the "real power" in the national capital. But the centre's senior law officer thinks that the AAP government might be jumping the gun.

The Supreme Court today ruled that Arvind Kejriwal-led government is the final authority in Delhi, ruling that the Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal has no independent power to take decisions and is bound by the elected government's advice. The top court today said that the elected government is the boss of Delhi and warned that the Lieutenant Govern...

The Supreme Court verdict on the power tussle between the Delhi government and the Centre has done away with all the possibilities of a "blame game" between the BJP and the AAP and the two parties should now ensure that the development of the national capital, which was "stalled" for years, should start again, the Congress said today.

The Lieutenant Governor does not have independent decision-making powers and the real power must lie with the elected government, the Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday in a big win for Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the fight for control of Delhi. "A balanced federal structure mandates that the union does not usurp all powers and the st...

The Supreme Court will today give a verdict over the court ruling that the Lieutenant Governor was the administrative head of Delhi. Under the Constitution and the law, the city government does not have any control in matters of land, bureaucracy and the police. The AAP government has been long contending the decision and has also launched a signat...