AAP-LG row: MHA starts consultations with legal luminaries

May 26, 2015 20:24

The Union home ministry has started consultations with legal luminaries after the Delhi high court termed its notification, giving the Lt Governor absolute powers in some matters, as "suspect".

The home ministry is also keeping a close eye on the special session of the Delhi assembly where Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Tuesday moved a resolution terming the issuance of the notification as an "insult" to the "biggest mandate" the people of the city had given in the assembly polls.

The ministry officials have consulted with several leading lawyers on various aspects of the notification and the opinion given to Delhi government by legal minds like K K Venugopal and Gopal Subramanium.

"All options are open. Since yesterday's order came from a single bench of the Delhi High Court, options are open either to approach a division bench or move to the Supreme Court. But no decision has been taken yet. We are still studying," a home ministry official said.

Officials said the central government has no problem with transfers made by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal as he is empowered to effect reshuffle officers below secretary level.

The Delhi high court had on Monday termed as "suspect" the Centre's recent notification barring Delhi government's anti-corruption branch from acting against its officers in criminal offences and held that the Lt Governor cannot act on his discretion.

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