SC says L-G should listen to ministers, Kejriwal tweets democracy wins

CJI Misra referred the matter to a regular bench for resolving the broader issues of day-to-day governance

Delhi's Lieutenant-Governor has no independent decision-making power and should listen to the advice of the council of ministers, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday, stressing the national capital cannot have full statehood.   

The L-G's office cannot act as an obstructionist, the court said in a ruling that prompted Delhi's ruling Aam Aadmi Party to claim victory in a long-drawn administrative tussle. 

"A big victory for the people of Delhi...a big victory for democracy...," CM Arvind Kejriwal, who had recently held a nine-day protest at L-G Anil Baijal's office, tweeted.

Kejriwal's government has accused the L-G's office of blocking its