PIL Against Arvind Kejriwal for Making Scandalous Remarks Against Supreme Court on Delhi Govt vs L-G Case

New Delhi, February 23: A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Supreme Court on Saturday seeking initiation of contempt proceedings against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and others for allegedly making a scandalous remark against the Supreme Court in connection with the judgement on the Lieutenant Governor vs Delhi government case. AAP Vs L-G: From ACB to Electricity Department, Who Controls What in Delhi According to Supreme Court Judgment.

Kejriwal had earlier called the top court's judgement as "injustice to the people of Delhi". Claiming that the apex court's order states that elected government has no power to transfer officers, Kejriwal sought to know how Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will work if the CM of Delhi doesn't have power to even appoint a peon. AAP Vs L-G: Setback For Delhi Government as Supreme Court Says Centre Has Power Over ACB, Delivers Split Verdict on 'Services'.

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"We have been suffering for the last four years. For every work and for getting each file cleared, if the Delhi chief minister and his ministers have to hold protests and sit on hunger strike at the L-G house, how will the government work? What sort of democracy is it?," Delhi CM asked.

The two bench panel of Supreme Court judges, Justices AK Sikri and Ashok Bhushan, could not decide who should have power over the officers in Delhi. Justice AK Sikri believed that the transfer of officers of the level of Joint Secretary and above should be decided by the LG. However, the judges referred this issue to a 3-judge panel for a definitive ruling.

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