Delhi Govt vs LG | Democratically Elected Govt Should Have Power To Control Its Officers To Ensure Accountability: Supreme Court

Awstika Das

11 May 2023 3:29 PM IST

  • Delhi Govt vs LG | Democratically Elected Govt Should Have Power To Control Its Officers To Ensure Accountability: Supreme Court

    If the officers feel that they are insulated from the control of the elected government, then they become unaccountable: Supreme Court

    The Supreme Court of India on Thursday delivered a crucial judgement confirming that the legislative and executive control over administrative services – barring those related to public order, police, and land – in the national capital belonged to the government of the national capital territory of Delhi. Notably, in this unanimous verdict, a constitution bench comprising...

    Awstika Das

    Awstika Das

    Awstika Das, an alumna of the Faculty of Law at the University of Delhi, and the Department of International Relations at Jadavpur University, is a Delhi-based lawyer and a multimedia journalist. She works as a special correspondent covering the Indian Supreme Court. She also hosts a weekly legal news round-up segment on YouTube.

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