Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi vs Union of India

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2023 Supreme(SC) 647

D. Y. CHANDRACHUD, PAMIDIGHANTAM SRI NARASIMHA, MANOJ MISRA
Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent

Advocates appeared:
For the Petitioner(s): Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Sr. Adv. Mr. Amit Bhandari, Adv. Mr. Aman Sharma, Adv. Mr. Shadan Farasat, AOR Ms. Warisha Farasat, Adv. Mr. Harshit Anand, Adv. Mr. Aman Naqvi, Adv. Ms. Hrishika Jain, Adv. Ms. Natasha Maheshawari, Adv. Ms. Mreganka Kukreja, Adv. Mr. Siddharth Seem, Adv.
For thr Respondent(s): Mr. R Venkataramani, AG Mr. Tushar Mehta, SG Mr. Kanu Agarwal, Adv. Mr. Padmesh Mishra, Adv. Mr. Arkaj Kumar, Adv. Mr. Anandh Venkataramani, Adv. Mrs. Vijayalakshmi Venkataramani, Adv. Mr. Vinayak Mehrotra, Adv. Ms. Mansi Sood, Adv. Mr. Chitvan Singhal, Adv. Ms. Sonali Jain, Adv. Mr. Abhishek Kumar Pandey, Adv. Mr. Raman Yadav, Adv. Mr. Arvind Kumar Sharma, AOR Mr. Harish N. Salve, Sr. Adv. Mr. Sanjay Jain, Sr. Adv. Mr. Arkaj Kumar, Adv. Ms. Bani Dkshit, Adv. Dr. N. Visakamurthy, Adv. Mr. Shreekant Neelappa Terdal, AOR

ORDER :

1. On 19 May 2023, eight days after the Constitution Bench of this Court pronounced the judgment in Government of NCT of Delhi vs. Union of India, Civil Appeal No. 2357 of 2017 [“2023 Constitution Bench judgment”] the President in exercise of powers under Article 123 of the Constitution promulgated the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Ordinance 2023 [“NCT Ordinance”]. The NCT Ordinance amends the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Act 1991 [“GNCTD Act”]. The Preamble to the Ordinance states that Parliament has exclusive and plenary jurisdiction with respect to the national capital in view of Articles 239-AA(3)(b) and 239-AA(7):

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AND WHEREAS for the purpose of giving effect to Article 239(1) read with Article 239AA and in exercise of powers of Article 239AA(3)(b) and Article 239AA(7) of the Constitution of India,

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2023 Supreme(SC) 647

D. Y. CHANDRACHUD, PAMIDIGHANTAM SRI NARASIMHA, MANOJ MISRAGovernment of National Capital Territory of Delhi – AppellantVersusUnion of India – Respondent

D. Y. CHANDRACHUD, PAMIDIGHANTAM SRI NARASIMHA, MANOJ MISRA
Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent