Supreme Court to pronounce the verdict on AAP vs Centre power tussle on July 4
Supreme Court
The AAP had moved Supreme Court to challenge a Delhi High Court verdict that held that the L-G held primacy over an elected government in the administration of Delhi
The Supreme Court will pronounce its verdict on Wednesday on a batch of petitions filed by the Kejriwal government questioning the overriding powers of the Lt Governor of Delhi under Article 239 AA of the Constitution.
A Constitution Bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices AK Sikri, AM Khanwilkar, DY Chandrachud, and Ashok Bhushan had reserved the verdict on the contentious issue between the Centre and the AAP government on 6 December last year after hearing the matter for 15 days.
Kejriwal has been locked in the power tussle with the Centre ever since the AAP swept to power in Delhi in 2015.
The verdict will hopefully end the bitterness between the L-G, which by extension means the Centre, and the AAP Government. The clash between them, over almost every issue, is played out in the media, on the streets and in the government, affecting governance.
(With inputs from Agencies)