Government of NCT of Delhi vs Union of India

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2023 Supreme(SC) 1203

D. Y. CHANDRACHUD, J. B. PARDIWALA, MANOJ MISRA
Government of NCT of Delhi – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent

Advocates appeared:
For the Petitioner(s): Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Sr. Adv. Mr. Shadan Farasat, AOR Mr. Amit Bhandari, Adv. Mr. Aman Sharma, Adv. Mr. Siddharth Seem, Adv. Mr. Harshit Anand, Adv. Mr. Aman Naqvi, Adv. Ms. Hrishika Jain, Adv. Ms. Natasha Maheshwari, Adv. Ms. Mreganka Kukreja, Adv.
For the Respondent(s): Mr. Tushar Mehta, Solicitor General Mr. Kanu Agrawal, Adv. Mr. Padmesh Mishra, Adv. Mr. Arkaj Kumar, Adv. Mr. Arvind Kumar Sharma, AOR Mr. Sanjay Jain, Sr. Adv.

JUDGMENT :

Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, CJI.

1. The incumbent Chief Secretary of the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) is due to demit office on superannuation on 30 November 2023. The petitioner approached this court on the ground that they have reason to believe that the Union of India will unilaterally appoint the Chief Secretary in the exercise of the power under Sections 41 read with 45A(d) read with 45H(2) of the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Act 1991,¹[“GNCTD Act 1991”] as amended by the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Act 2023,²[“2023 Amendment Act”]. The petitioner initiated proceedings under Article 32 of the Constitution seeking :

b. An order appointing one of the five senior most officers serving in the AGMUT cadre with the requisite experience of having served in the GNCTD.

The Solicitor General has apprised the Court that t

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2023 Supreme(SC) 1203

D. Y. CHANDRACHUD, J. B. PARDIWALA, MANOJ MISRAGovernment of NCT of Delhi – AppellantVersusUnion of India – Respondent

Cases Referred (3)

D. Y. CHANDRACHUD, J. B. PARDIWALA, MANOJ MISRA
Government of NCT of Delhi – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent