CJI rules on Centre and Delhi Govt tussle : Delhi can't be given status of state
CJI rules on Centre and Delhi Govt tussle : Delhi can't be given status of state
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New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): Centre and Delhi Government power tussle matter in Supreme Court heard today by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra .

CJI ruled on Centre and Delhi Govt power tussle that Delhi can't be given status of state .

CJI said in his ruling that 'Obeying the constitution is everybody's duty and responsibility'.

He added that 'The relationship between Centre and State Govt should be healthy'. "The LG must work harmoniously with the state, the LG and council of ministers have to be constantly aligned.'

Delhi government and the Centre's clash regarding administrative control over the national capital on Wednesday morning heard in Top court by the plea of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government challenging the Delhi High Court's ruling, which stated that Delhi is a Union Territory and the Lieutenant Governor, its administrative head.

Worth mention here In November last year, a five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court noticed that the AAP government in Delhi needs the Lieutenant Governor's consent to govern the national capital, but the LG cannot sit on files beyond a sensible period.

it is noted that The bench, comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and justices A K Sikri, A M Khanwilkar, D Y Chandrachud and Ashok Bhushan had reserved the judgement in the case after a 15-day long hearing took place.

 

 

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