Tussle for Control of “Services” – Ultimate Saga of Never-Ending Battle of Federalism Between Union and GNCTD
by Swarnendu Chatterjee† and Megha Saha††
Lieutenant Governor
Explained| Supreme Court judgment settling tussle between Delhi Govt and Centre
In the spirit of cooperative federalism, the Union must exercise its powers within the boundaries created by the Constitution. NCTD, having a sui generis federal model, must be allowed to function in the domain charted for it by the Constitution. The Union and NCTD share a unique federal relationship. It does not mean that NCTD is subsumed in the unit of the Union merely because it is not a “State”.
[Delhi Govt. vs LG] Delhi Government has administrative control over transfers and postings of civil servants in NCTD: Supreme Court
Supreme Court said that NCTD like other states also represents the representative form of government, the involvement of Union of India in the administration of NCTD is limited by Constitution provisions and any further expansion will be contrary to the constitutional scheme of governance.
Delhi High Court grants ad-interim injunction against AAP from posting defamatory content about Delhi LG Vinai Kumar Saxena
Delhi High Court: In a suit filed by Lieutenant Governor (LG) of Delhi (‘plaintiff’) seeking relief of permanent injunction and
Breaking | President appoints Manoj Sinha to be the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir
The President has accepted the resignation of Shri Girish Chandra Murmu as Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir. 2. The President has