{"id":209958,"date":"2019-02-14T11:41:45","date_gmt":"2019-02-14T06:11:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=209958"},"modified":"2019-02-19T14:18:34","modified_gmt":"2019-02-19T08:48:34","slug":"breaking-delhi-vs-centre-powers-demarcated-split-verdict-on-power-to-transfer-and-appoint-officers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2019\/02\/14\/breaking-delhi-vs-centre-powers-demarcated-split-verdict-on-power-to-transfer-and-appoint-officers\/","title":{"rendered":"Delhi vs Centre: Powers demarcated; Split verdict on power to transfer and appoint officers [Full Report]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Supreme Court<\/strong>: The bench of Dr. AK Sikri and Ashok Bhushan, JJ has put an end to \u2018almost\u2019 all the issues related to the powers exercisable by and functions of the elected Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) vis-a-vis the Central Government.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Difference on opinion on issue relating to \u2018service\u2019 matters:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>While both the judges agreed that Entry 41 of List II of the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution is not available to the Delhi Legislative Assembly as Entry 41 of List II deals with \u2018State Public Services\u2019 and \u2018State Public Service Commission\u2019 and that State Public Service Commission does not exist in NCTD, they differed on the issue of power to transfer and appoint certain officers.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 497px;\" width=\"982\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"301\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Justice Sikri<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"301\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Justice Bhushan<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"301\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The transfers and postings of Secretaries, HODs and other officers in the scale of Joint Secretary to the Government of India and above can be done by the Lieutenant Governor and the file submitted to him directly. For other levels, including DANICS officers, the files can be routed through the Chief Minister to Lieutenant Governor. In case of difference of opinion between the Lieutenant Governor and the Chief Minister, the view of the Lieutenant Governor should prevail and the Ministry of Home Affairs can issue a suitable notification in this regard.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"301\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I having held that Entry 41 of List II of the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution is not available to the Legislative Assembly of GNCTD, there is no occasion to exercise any Executive power with regard to \u201cServices\u201d by the GNCTD, since the Executive power of the GNCTD as per Article 239AA(4) extend in relation to matters with respect to which Legislative Assembly has power to make laws. With regard to \u201cServices\u201d GNCTD can exercise only those Executive powers, which can be exercised by it under any law framed by the Parliament or it may exercise those Executive powers, which have been delegated to it.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In the light of the aforementioned difference of opinion, a larger bench will be deciding the issue.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Concurrent opinions of the judges on other issues at a glance:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<table style=\"height: 617px;\" width=\"956\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"334\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Setting up of Anti-Corruption Bureau Police Station<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"267\">Centre<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"334\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Setting up of Commission of Inquiry<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"267\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Centre<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"334\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Power to pass orders under Delhi Electricity Reforms Act, 2011 and Delhi Electricity Reforms (Transfer Schemes) Rules, 2001 appointing the nominee Directors on the Board of Electricity Distribution Companies<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"267\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">GNCTD<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"334\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Power to revise the minimum rates of Agricultural Land (Circle Rates) under the provisions of Indian Stamp Act, 1899<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"267\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">GNCTD<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, the LG is also empowered to form its opinion \u2018on any matter\u2019 which may be different from the decision taken by his Ministers. In such circumstances, LG is supposed to refer the matter to the President for decision and act according to the decision given thereon by the President.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"334\">Appointment of Public Prosecutors under Section 24 of the Code of Criminal Procedure<\/td>\n<td width=\"267\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">GNCTD<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Also read the related 5-judge Constitution Bench judgement that held that <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.scconline.com\/post\/2018\/07\/04\/nct-not-a-state-lt-governor-of-delhi-not-an-administrator-sc\/\">NCT of Delhi is not a State and Lt. Governor of Delhi is not an administrator<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[Govt. of NCT of Delhi v. 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