Supreme Court · 2019 INSC 194 · Decided 4 July 2018
Government of NCT of Delhi v. Union of India & Another
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2019 INSC 194 · [2018] 7 S.C.R. 1
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2357/2017
- Decided
- 4 July 2018
- Bench
- DIPAK MISRA, A.K. SIKRI, D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, A.M. KHANWILKAR, ASHOK BHUSHAN (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Directions issued
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 239AA, 239AB
Headnote
Constitution of India: Art. 239AA and 239AB - Special provisions with respect to Delhi - National Capital Territory of Delhi - Status of - Held: NCT of Delhi cannot be accorded the status of a State under - Status of NCT of Delhi is sui generis - Status of Lieutenant Governor of Delhi is not that of a Governor of a State, rather he remains an Administrator, in a limited sense, working with the designation of Lieutenant Governor - LG cannot act independently and is bound by the aid
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