New Delhi : The central government filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court on Tuesday in the matter of authority and control over administrative services in Delhi. Tax has termed Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia’s allegation as false. In its affidavit, the central government told the Supreme Court that Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia’s allegations of non-cooperation of officials in the implementation of policies and projects in the national capital are false. Sisodia had filed an affidavit and said that bureaucrats in Delhi were not cooperating with the AAP government, thereby crippling the implementation of policies and projects of the elected government in the national capital.
Manish Sisodia’s claim unclear
Union Home Secretary disputing Sisodia’s claim of non-cooperation by government officials Ajay Bhalla said that he should have recorded the details of each and every incident alleged by Manish Sisodia to prove him wrong. The affidavit states that the claim made by Sisodia in an affidavit regarding non-cooperation of officers is voluminous, vague and incapable of any precise examination by the Central Government, particularly, when no contemporaneous notice of the alleged failure was given. Goes to.
from meetings The matter of staying away from the officers is false
in the affidavit Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla said that I have been advised not to deal with individual illustrations which clearly show the lies contained, as the exponent of the affidavit is the Deputy Chief Minister and it is appropriate to deal with such claims. , may not be proper or in good taste, especially , when I have not found them to be true. He said that I have verified about non-receipt of telecalls etc. from all senior level officers of GNCTD and I have found that no such incident has ever happened. It is submitted that barring a few occasions all the officers attended all the meetings. I have come to know that on the dates on which some officers could not attend the meetings, the Delhi Government itself assigned some other work to them.
What is Manish Sisodia’s allegationDelhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has alleged non-cooperation by bureaucrats with the Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government before the Supreme Court. Planted. In his affidavit, Sisodia said that bureaucrats have stopped attending meetings called by AAP ministers and stopped answering phone calls by ministers and these issues have become more acute with the appointment of Vinay Kumar Saxena, the current lieutenant governor of Delhi. have become faster.
Manish Sisodia created undue prejudiceCentral Government In his affidavit further stated that Delhi is a Union Territory and under the Constitution no Union Territory has its own services, which are not controlled by the Central Government. The Center alleged that Manish Sisodia tried to create an undue prejudice by ensuring that Article 239AA of the AAP government The interpretation should be accepted by the apex court. Article of the Constitution 239AA th constitutional amendment gives special status to Delhi among Union Territories.
Hearing continues in the control of services case in DelhiIt may be noted that a bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices MR Shah, Krishna Murari, Hima Kohli and PS Narasimha has been asked by the Center and the Delhi government on control of services in the national capital To decide the legal issues to be raised relating to the scope of legislative and executive powers of the On the request of the central government, a three-judge bench had in May this year decided to refer it to a larger bench, after which the matter was to be heard by a constitution bench.
Delhi Government has no authority over administrative services
14 On February, , a two-judge bench of the apex court on the question of the powers of the GNCTD and the Central Government on the services delivered a split verdict and referred the matter to a three-judge bench, while Justice Ashok Bhushan ruled that the Delhi government had no jurisdiction over administrative services. However, Justice AK Sikri had held that transfer or posting of officers in the top ranks of the bureaucracy (Joint Director and above) can only be done by the Central Government and in case of difference of opinion, the view of the Lieutenant Governor shall prevail.
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