Government of NCT of Delhi v. Union of India
Supreme Court of India landmark civil appeal ruling pronounced on 4 July 2018 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Government of NCT of Delhi versus Union of India & Another [C. A. No. 2357 of 2017] is a civil appeal heard before the Supreme Court of India by a five-judge constitution bench of the court. The case was filed as an appeal to an August 2016 verdict of the Delhi High Court that ruled that the lieutenant governor of Delhi exercised "complete control of all matters regarding National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi", and was heard by the Supreme Court in November and December 2017.
Government of NCT of Delhi v. Union of India | |
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Court | Supreme Court of India |
Full case name | Government of NCT of Delhi v. Union of India & Anr. |
Argued | List
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Decided | 4 July 2018; 5 years ago (2018-07-04) |
Citation(s) | (2018) 8 SCC 501 C. A. No. 2357 of 2017 D. No. 29357-2016 |
Case history | |
Prior action(s) | Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi v. Union of India |
Court membership | |
Judges sitting | Dipak Misra, CJI; Arjan Kumar Sikri, J; Ajay Manikrao Khanwilkar, J; Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, J; and Ashok Bhushan, J |
Case opinions | |
Decision by | Dipak Misra |
Concurrence | D. Y. Chandrachud and Ashok Bhushan |
Laws applied | |
This case overturned a previous ruling | |
Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi versus Union of India by Delhi High Court |
The supreme court pronounced its judgment on 4 July 2018; it said the lieutenant governor of Delhi had no independent decision-making powers and was bound to follow the "aid and advice" of the Delhi chief-minister-headed council of ministers of the Government of Delhi on all matters except those pertaining to police, public order and land. The verdict was positively received almost unanimously by politicians from multiple parties.