While the apex court said that the LG cannot reject every decision made by the cabinet, it also denied full statehood as desired by the AAP government. The five judge bench-led by CJI Dipak Misra said that LG must follow cabinet's decisions.
The move by the L-G comes hours after the IAS officers said that they awaiting a formal communication from Kejriwal on his assurances of providing safety and security to them.
Reiterating that they were not on strike, the IAS AGMUT (Arunachal, Goa, Mizoram and Union Territories) Association tweeted that they were ready for a meeting in the Delhi Secretariat.
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal confirmed that his colleague has been hospitalised even as the tug-of-war between the AAP government and the LG refused to die down.
Thousands of AAP supporters marching towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence from Mandi House were stopped midway by Delhi Police as the impasse between the Arvind Kejriwal-led government and lieutenant governor Anil Baijal showed no signs
"Under which provision of the Constitution does LG have powers to replace the Chief Minister? I have not authorised him to go in my place," Kejriwal tweeted. However, NITI Aayog Chief Executive Officer Amitabh Kant described the report as "totally incorrect".
While there are no reports of what exactly transpired in the meeting, the development is slated to have a significant impact on the ongoing sit-in protest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his three cabinet ministers at Raj Niwas.
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal continues his sit-in protest at lieutenant governor Anil Baijal’s office along with three senior cabinet ministers and said he would stay put until the government’s demands were met.
The Kejriwal government wants the Delhi L-G to direct the IAS officers to end their 'strike' and action against officers who have struck work for 'four months'.
The panel of lawyers scrapped by L-G Baijal included top lawyers like Indira Jaising, Rebecca Mammen John, Colin Gonsalves and others.
The meeting comes a month after Jessica’s sister Sabrina Lal wrote to Tihar jail authorities that she had “forgiven” her killer Manu Sharma and had no “objection” if he was released from the jail.
In case of an unscheduled power cut, the Discoms will have to restore the electricity within one hour, and failure to do so shall result in a penalty of Rs 50 per hour per consumer for the first two hours.
Earlier this month, the Delhi Cabinet had approved the proposal for delivering rations in sealed packets at the doorstep to Public Distribution System (PDS) beneficiaries.
As the standoff between bureaucrats and AAP govt continued, LG Anil Baijal met Rajnath Singh, two days after he submitted a preliminary report over alleged assault on Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash.
LG Anil Baijal said no government could fulfil its promises to the people if its employees felt "demoralised and insecure".
An FIR was registered after the Minister complained of manhandling on Tuesday afternoon outside the lift door at the Delhi Secretariat while his Assistant Personal Secretary was beaten up, as per video clips available from the spot.
Deputy Chairman P J Kurien, who was chairing the proceedings, requested Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri to try and sort out the friction between the duo.
A Delhi government plan to offer over 40 government services at people's doorsteps was blocked by LG Anil Baijal who advised the government to reconsider the proposal in its present form.
Sisodia, who also holds the education portfolio, said that the LG has asked the city government to consult the Centre before the scheme, introduced in September 2015, is approved.
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