Need Control Over Delhi As Entire World Sees India Through It, Centre Tells Supreme Court

During the hearing in the Supreme Court on the Delhi Government vs. Center case, the Center has advocated its right to transfer the posting of officers.

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New Delhi: In the ongoing court battle over the jurisdiction of the Center and the states in Delhi, the centre informed Supreme Court that transfers and postings in Delhi should stay under its control on Wednesday.

Delhi is the capital of the country and the world sees it as India, so there is a need to control it during the hearing of the case filed regarding the control of the central government over the civil service in Delhi, said centre.

During the hearing in the Supreme Court on the Delhi Government vs. Center case, the Center has advocated its right to transfer the posting of officers. 

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta while interpreting 239 AA said that Delhi is a Class C state. For the world to see Delhi means to see India. 

Referring to the Balakrishnan Committee report, which had inferred that it will be in the public interest for Delhi to be taken care of the Center, to safeguard the Center's stand, he stressed there is a contrast between overseeing Puducherry and Delhi, and called attention to that controlling organization in Delhi likewise permits the Center to release its public and global obligations.

The committee headed by S Balakrishnan has prepared a report on the administration of Delhi by studying an in-depth comparison of the administration system of the National Capital Region of countries around the world. The report has suggested practical and accurate measures for administrative reforms and public grievance redressal. Multiple authorities, interfering in each other's jurisdiction or encroachment has been removed.

While hearing the matter, the CJI asked, now what is the government going back on the rights of the assembly? On which SG Tushar Mehta, referring to the capitals of many developed countries of the world, cited the rights given to the Delhi Assembly according to the Constitution.

"The applicant submits issues involve a substantial question of law requiring interpretation of a provision of the Constitution and the key issues involved in the present matter cannot be determined unless the same is decided by a constitution bench in terms of Article 145 (3) of the Constitution," said the application.

Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, addressing the Delhi government, fought that there is compelling reason need to allude to the make a difference to a larger bench. He said in the beyond a couple of hearings with regards to this issue, the Center has been contending for sending it to the constitution bench. The hearing regarding this situation will proceed.

On April 12, the Supreme Court initiated the hearing on the debate between the Center and the Delhi government regarding the command over regulatory administrations in the capital. The AAP government claimed that the Center has been "negating" federalism by removing its force of transfers and postings.

(With PTI inputs)