The Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Center on Delhi Government’s petition challenging the constitutional validity of the Ordinance related to control over bureaucrats. Now in this case 16 Hearing will be held on July. , LG will also reply to the notice

Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha’s bench Heard the petition filed against the ordinance and issued notice to the central government. Along with this, senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, appearing for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led government, was asked to amend his petition and implead the Lieutenant Governor as a party in the case.

AAP government called the central ordinance against the basic structure of the constitution

AAP-led government It has been said in the petition that this executive order is arbitrary which tries to bypass the top court and the basic structure of the constitution. The Delhi government has requested for the repeal of the ordinance as well as an interim stay on it.

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— ANI (@ANI) July 10, 2023 Central Government 16 Ordinance was implemented on May The center 15 Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Ordinance, to create an authority for transfer and posting of Group-A officers in Delhi on May was implemented. The AAP-led government has termed the ordinance as a travesty of the Supreme Court’s decision on deregulation of services. The Ordinance provides for setting up of National Capital Civil Services Authority for transfer and disciplinary action against Group-A officers of Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar, Lakshadweep, Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli (Civil) Services (DANICS) cadre Is.

The Supreme Court had given a verdict in favor of the Delhi government Significantly, a week before the ordinance The court had ordered handing over control of services in Delhi except police, public order and land to the elected government.

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Mon, Jul 10, 2023, 4: 55 PM IST