5-judge Constitution Bench starts hearing Delhi vs Centre power dispute

State list is like concurrent list for Delhi, observes CJI Chandrachud

The five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, headed by the Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, began hearing the dispute between the Delhi government and the Centre regarding the control of administrative services in the state on Tuesday.
 

Senior advocate AM Singhvi, appearing for the Delhi government, outlined some broad issues in the matter. “This is at its core not about the balance between Centre and Delhi. It’s about whether civil servants serving in the NCT are accountable through the government and through them the people who elected the Delhi government,” he said.
 

He said the exclusion of civil