AAP vs L-G power tussle: Except services, two judges agree on five issues of Delhi governance
The judgment was unanimous that the centre will have dominance over the Anti Corruption Branch(ACB). Also, the central government will be the appropriate government under Commission of Inquiry Act meaning it will be the one constituting commissions for inquiry.
The two judges agreed on five other issues that were considered by the bench.
The last word on who controls services in Delhi has not been spoken yet. A two-judge Supreme Court bench of Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan Thursday referred the question to a larger bench after the two judges gave a differing view on the subject while deciding a batch of petitions that sought to settle the power tussle between the Lieutenant Governor (L-G) and the Delhi government.
Justice Sikri concluded that the L-G will have the power to appoint and transfer officer of or above the rank of Joint Secretary in central government while in the case of others, the file can be routed through Delhi government. Justice Bhushan had a differing view.
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Ananthakrishnan G. is a Senior Assistant Editor with The Indian Express. He has been in the field for over 23 years, kicking off his journalism career as a freelancer in the late nineties with bylines in The Hindu. A graduate in law, he practised in the District judiciary in Kerala for about two years before switching to journalism. His first permanent assignment was with The Press Trust of India in Delhi where he was assigned to cover the lower courts and various commissions of inquiry.
He reported from the Delhi High Court and the Supreme Court of India during his first stint with The Indian Express in 2005-2006. Currently, in his second stint with The Indian Express, he reports from the Supreme Court and writes on topics related to law and the administration of justice. Legal reporting is his forte though he has extensive experience in political and community reporting too, having spent a decade as Kerala state correspondent, The Times of India and The Telegraph. He is a stickler for facts and has several impactful stories to his credit. ... Read More
