Fiction Being Created Through Public Perception That Delhi Govt Has No Control Over Officers: Centre to SC

The Centre instructed the Supreme Court on Tuesday a fiction is being created by means of a public notion that the Delhi authorities has completely no management over the officers and staff working within the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi.

In his written submissions, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, showing for the Centre, stated the complete argument of the AAP authorities about lack of energy proceeds as if the Central Government is interfering within the legislative and administrative area of a full-fledged “State”, violating the federal structure.

“In the case of NCT of Delhi, the functional control vests in the elected wing and all officers/employees are required to function under the administrative control and supervision of the elected wing and implementing the programmes and policies of the elected wing which would reflect the wish and the will of the electorate, while the administrative control is vested both constitutionally and other in the President who exercises the same through the Lt. Governor.

“So far as the control is concerned, almost a fiction is created by way of a public perception that they have absolutely no control over the officers and employees working in GNCTD. This is fictional perception and far from truth,” Mehta stated in his submissions.

A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud is listening to submissions on the Centre-Delhi authorities row over management of companies.

Explaining the place of Delhi, Mehta stated all All India Service officers, DANICS officers and all different officers working for GNCTD are beneath the purposeful management of the Ministers involved, the Chief Minister of GNCTD and the Council of Ministers.

“Secondly, for any officer, crucial ingredient of his service is profession development when it comes to promotion which is predicated upon the Annual Performance Appraisal Report (APAR).

“So far because the all senior and center stage officers are involved (who’re beneath the purposeful management of the elected Government and thru whom the desire and want of the citizens when it comes to the programmes and insurance policies of the Government are to be applied), their APAR are beneath direct management of the Chief Minister of Delhi both as reporting authority, reviewing authority or accepting authority,” it said.

The functional control for undertaking the government business lies with the minister concerned and for this purpose IAS officers and all other officers report to the minister, Mehta said.

The Centre had earlier told the top court the Constitution never contemplated a separate service cadre for Union Territories (UT), which are a mere extension of Union of India, and persons working in the UTs are working in “services and posts in connection with the affairs of the Union”.

Contending that the functioning of the federal government within the capital impacts the nation as an entire, the Centre had submitted that between 2017 and until date there have been solely 4 questions or points the place a distinction of opinion arose between the elected Government and the Lieutenant Governor (LG) which had been referred to the President of India beneath Article 239AA(4).

In its 2018 judgement, a five-judge Constitution bench had unanimously held that the LG of Delhi is sure by the help and recommendation of the elected authorities, and each wanted to work harmoniously with one another.

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