Supreme court hearing: Constitution gives Delhi govt no executive powers, says Centre
What has happened?
Centre has told the Supreme Court that Delhi isnot a state and Article 239 AA (4) of the Constitution has not vested any exclusive executive powers on the National Capital Territory government
Background
A five-judge Constitution Bench SC was hearing the AAP government’s appeal challenging the Delhi High Court judgment, which upheld the administrative powers of the Lieutenant Governor
Centre’s stand
Centre argued that,
- The Constitution-makers never intended to give full statehood to Delhi. The Constitution clearly defines both Union Territory and State and if UT had to be read as state, then it would expressly state so
- The executive power is vested in the President for the Union and Governor for state
