The recent Supreme Court ruling about the limitations of the powers of Lt Governor of Delhi vis agra...........

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The recent Supreme Court ruling about the limitations of the powers of Lt. Governor of Delhi vis-à-vis the Chief Minister of Delhi has been making news. In this case, who out of the following was one of the defence counsels for Aam Aadmi Party?

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PCS Previous year General Studies paper (2018)

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Ram Jethmalani

P. Chidambaram

Dushyant Dave

Mukul Rohatgi

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Explanation:

P. Chidambaram was one of the defence counsels for Aam Aadmi Party in the recent Supreme Court ruling about the limitations of the powers of Lt. Governor of Delhi vis-à-vis the Chief Minister of Delhi.

Union Territory, by definition, is centrally administered. The President administers it through the administrator appointed by him - in the case of Delhi, the Constitution says he would be called Lieutenant-Governor (LG).The Council of Ministers conceded to Delhi in response to popular demand, is only to aid and advice the LG. Aid and advice is not binding. This extends to all matters, including those subjects that have been 'given' to the elected government.

Excluding police, public order and land, the elected Delhi government can pass laws in various other areas. According to Article 73 of the Constitution, executive power is co-extensive with legislative power. So, the elected Delhi government does not have executive powers in these three areas, which are reserved for the Union government - by corollary, the LG.