AAP Seeks Larger SC Bench to Decide Who Controls Services in Delhi

The Apex court, in its 14 February judgment, referred the matter to a larger bench.

(Photo: File/Altered by The Quint)

The AAP government on Monday, 25 March, moved the Supreme Court seeking constitution of a larger bench to expeditiously decide the issue of who controls the services in Delhi.

A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi told the Delhi government counsel that it will look into the matter.

The apex court had on 14 February referred the issue of control of services to a larger bench after delivering a split verdict.

The two-judge bench had said that the Centre should have the final word on posting and transfer of bureaucrats in the national capital administration, but their disagreement on finer details resulted in a split verdict and the matter got referred to a larger bench.