Devesh
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Its confidence renewed by a court order, Arvind Kejriwal's government has transferred or reassigned nine bureaucrats, a reward for their out-of-the-box suggestions to improve the supply of water and power in what's turning out to be a scorcher of a summer.
The Delhi High Court yesterday came down heavily on the side of Mr Kejriwal who has been in combat with the central government over his powers. The court describe as "suspect" a notification issued last week by the Centre marking out a limited area of operation for the Chief Minister.
Mr Kejriwal declared the verdict a "huge embarrassment" for the Centre, which is today reportedly consulting with Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi on how to proceed.
Mr Kejriwal, who won a spectacular victory in February's election, says that the Centre is trying to run Delhi through Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung, who had announced that the appointment of bureaucrats was his sole prerogative. The Centre endorsed that stand heartily in the notification now tagged as questionable by the Delhi High Court.
Armed With Court Order, Arvind Kejriwal Reassigns 9 Bureaucrats
The Delhi High Court yesterday came down heavily on the side of Mr Kejriwal who has been in combat with the central government over his powers. The court describe as "suspect" a notification issued last week by the Centre marking out a limited area of operation for the Chief Minister.
Mr Kejriwal declared the verdict a "huge embarrassment" for the Centre, which is today reportedly consulting with Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi on how to proceed.
Mr Kejriwal, who won a spectacular victory in February's election, says that the Centre is trying to run Delhi through Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung, who had announced that the appointment of bureaucrats was his sole prerogative. The Centre endorsed that stand heartily in the notification now tagged as questionable by the Delhi High Court.
Armed With Court Order, Arvind Kejriwal Reassigns 9 Bureaucrats
