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LG-AAP row: Notification illegal, says Subramanium
New Delhi, May 23
The central government's
notification giving Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung the final say in posting
and transfer of Delhi government bureaucrats is "illegal and
unconstitutional", former solicitor general Gopal Subramanium has said.
In
his opinion that was sought by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal
over the Narendra Modi government's decree, the senior counsel said: "It
singularly lacks propriety when the president is still seized with the
question."
"It is illegal and unconstitutional; and presumably, it has been issued without the requisite presidential approval," he added.
The nine-page opinion addressed to the chief minister was sent on Friday.
The
home ministry on Thursday issued a notification saying that public
order, land, police and services will be under the purview of the Lt
Governor.
The decree was issued following an ongoing tussle
between the AAP government and Lt Governor Najeeb Jung over the
appointment and transfer of bureaucrats. Both had approached the
president.