NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Thursday told the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government that Delhi's Lieutenant Governor is not required to act on the advice of the Delhi cabinet. This comes as a blow to Arvind Kejriwal's bid to corner more executive powers into the Delhi CM's office. The Delhi government has said it would appeal against the Delhi HC ruling in the Supreme Court.
The Delhi HC dismissed a batch of petitions by the AAP government, that challenged the powers of the Lieutenant Governor (LG). Kejriwal and his party have been railing against the reading of Constitutional provisions that make the LG the administrative head of a Union Territory.
Kejriwal has been insisting+ that executive power rests in the office of the Delhi Chief Minister and that the LG is obligated to act on the advice that is given to him/her by the Delhi cabinet.
"The Lieutenant Governor is the administrative head of the National Capital Territory," the Delhi HC declared in its decision on Thursday. "The AAP government's contention that the LG is bound to act on advice of the council of ministers is without any substance and cannot be accepted," the HC added.
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