Govt 'Conspiring' To Reverse SC Verdict Through Ordinance: Delhi CM Kejriwal On Services Row

The Supreme Court recently issued a significant ruling that granted the Delhi government authoritative jurisdiction over issues concerning services, such as the relocation and assignment of officials.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

Source : PTI

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday questioned whether the government was planning to overturn the Supreme Court's decision that granted the elected government the authority to make executive decisions concerning service matters, via an ordinance, insinuating a possible conspiracy, news agency PTI reported.

The Supreme Court recently issued a significant ruling that granted the Delhi government authoritative jurisdiction over issues concerning services, such as the relocation and assignment of officials.

The question of whether there was collusion between the lieutenant governor and the Centre to overturn the ruling through the implementation of an ordinance was also posed by Delhi Services Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj.

At a press conference, the AAP leader who also acts as a minister urged his fellow cabinet members to accompany him in a meeting with Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena to seek clearance for the file concerning the relocation of Services Secretary Ashish More.

Kejriwal reaffirmed Bharadwaj's accusation in a later tweet. "Why is LG sir not obeying the SC order? Why hasn't the file pertaining to Services Secretary been signed for two days? It is being said that the Centre is going to reverse the SC order by bringing an ordinance next week? Is the Centre conspiring to overturn the SC order? Is LG sir waiting for the ordinance and that's why he is not signing the file?" Kejriwal tweeted. 

एलजी साहिब SC आदेश क्यों नहीं मान रहे? दो दिन से सर्विसेज़ सेक्रेटरी की फाइल साइन क्यों नहीं की?कहा जा रहा है कि केंद्र अगले हफ़्ते आर्डिनेंस लाकर SC के आदेश को पलटने वाली है? क्या केंद्र सरकार SC के आदेश को पलटने की साज़िश कर रही है? क्या LG साहिब आर्डिनेंस का इंतज़ार कर रहे…

— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) May 19, 2023

Earlier today, Bharadwaj made a request to the lieutenant governor (LG) to facilitate the approval of the document concerning the reassignment of Services Secretary More, citing that the postponement has caused a backlog in various administrative modifications.

Bharadwaj informed LG in writing that the file from the Delhi government had been sent 48 hours prior.

Additional transfers were made after the Delhi government gained control over bureaucrats (excluding those related to police, public order, and land) as per a May 11 Supreme Court ruling.

Bharadwaj implored Saxena to expedite the processing of the document.