From our Bureau
NEW DELHI: Justice D Y Chndrachud will head a constitution bench to hear the dispute between the Centre and Delhi government over control of services in Delhi, Chief Justice of India N V Ramana announced on Monday.
His announcement came when the matter was mentioned by a lawyer before a Bench, also comprising Justices Hima Kohli and C T Ravi Kumar. On May 6, the top court had referred to a 5-judge Bench the issue of control of services in Delhi.
In the split verdict on Februar 14, 2019, Justice Ashok Bhushan had ruled that the Delhi government had no power over the administrative services, while Justice Arjan Kumar Sikri made a distinction that the transfer and posting of officers in top echelons of the bureacracy (joint director and above) can only by done by the Centre and the view of the Lieutenant governor would prevail in case of a different of opinion on matters relating to other bureaucrats.
In the 2018 judgment, a five-judge Constitution Bench had unanimously held that the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi is bound by the aid and advice of the elected government, and both needed to work harmoniously with each other.
