The Women and Child Development Department had on July 17 notified the appointment of Swati Maliwal as the chairperson of Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) and three other members.
LG's office has asked the principal secretary (Social Welfare) to furnish the facts and circumstances in which the said notification was issued "By Order and in the Name of the Lt Governor of the National Capital Territory of Delhi" without, however, obtaining the approval of the Hon'ble Lt Governor.
The appointment of Maliwal as Chief of DCW has become yet another flashpoint between AAP government and Lt Governor Najeeb Jung who declared her appointment as ultra vires" of the rules, saying that, it did not have legal sanctity and was in violation of constitutional provisions.
However, the Arvind Kejriwal refused to comply with the LG's order and said that Maliwal will continue holding the charge as chief of the commission.
"Whatever LG said today is not new. Such instances (LG's intervention in government's works) have now been old," he said indicating government will reply to the LG on the issue.