The Supreme Court today delivered its much awaited judgment in the tussle between the Lt. Governor and the Government of NCT Delhi. In a marked departure from the judgment of the Delhi High Court which was in appeal, the Supreme Court held that the Lt. Governor is bound by the aid and advice of the Council of Ministers and cannot act independently. In three separate but concurring, verbose judgments, the Constitution Bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices AK Sikri, AM Khanwilkar, DY Chandrachud and Ashok Bhushan apparently ruled in favour of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) which is […]
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