Deciding on the case filed by Puducherry Congress legislator K. Lakshminarayanan against Bedi, the High Court said the Lt. Governor has no power to interfere in the day-to-day activities of the government.
The court said that "Bedi does not have to power to call for files and give orders to the officials".
"The court said the administrative and financial powers are with the elected government and the Lt.Governor has to act as per the advice of the council of Ministers," Lakshminarayanan told news agency IANS.
He said the court said it is only the elected government that has the power.
Lakshminarayanan said the court struck down the clarifications issued by Union Home Ministry in 2017 on the powers of the Lt. Governor, reported IANS.
The Congress government and Bedi were at loggerheads over various issues since she assumed charge as lieutenant-governor.
In February, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal along with his Deputy Manish Sisodia joined Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy who was on a sit-in along with his ministerial colleagues and MLAs of the ruling Congress and its ally DMK accusing Bedi of adopting a “negative stand” towards the proposals, including a free rice scheme, awaiting her approval.
"Visited puducherry CM @VNarayanasami to express solidarity wid the people of Puducherry. @VNarayanasami is fighting against dictatorship of Puducherry’s LG. UT status to Del n Puducherry is an injustice to their people. We will fight together for full statehood," Kejriwal had then tweeted.
Last October, Bedi and AIADMK MLA Anbhazhagan were involved in a public spat in full media glare. The spat erupted after the LG asked the microphone to be switched off when the legislator was speaking.
Bedi last hit headlines for trying to make helmet wearing mandatory in the Union Territory. She was seen on the roads asking errant bikers why they weren't wearing helmets. She let off many by giving them a warning.
While the police officer-turned-activist-turned-politician wanted the helmet rule for two-wheeler riders to be implemented at one go, Narayanasamy expected it to be implemented after generating awareness among riders.