Delhi Government VS L-G: Who Should Control Services? | Delhi Govt VS Central Govt Supreme Court
A new statutory body to handle transfer and posting of bureaucrats in the national capital that gives veto to two senior bureaucrats over the elected Chief Minister — the Centre’s ordinance promulgated Friday is in the teeth of the Supreme Court verdict.
While Parliament has power to bring in a law to nullify the effect of a court ruling, the ordinance raises questions over the manner in which it addresses the key principles enunciated in the Supreme Court ruling.
The Constitution bench ruling re-interpreting Article 239AA, the provision that deals with the governance structure of Delhi, underlined the principles of federalism, participatory democracy and collective responsibility.
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