Delhi Postings Ordinance

Former Chief Justice of India and Rajya Sabha MP Ranjan Gogoi on Monday said the bill to replace an ordinance for handling the transfers and postings of officials in the Delhi government is "perfectly, legitimately valid".

Congress leader and former MP from Delhi Sandeep Dikshit, in toeing a different line from his party's position as he has once again extended his support to the Central government's ordinance bill adding that opposing this bill is wrong.

The bill that would replace the Delhi Services ordinance giving the Centre control over the postings and transfers of Delhi bureaucrats -- contains three key changes one of which offers some respite to the Delhi assembly in terms of legislation.

Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal today said a bill to replace the ordinance introduced for the creation of an authority for transfers and postings of Group-A officers in Delhi will be taken up by Lok Sabha next week.

A Bill empowering the centre to control postings of Delhi bureaucrats is likely to be introduced in Lok Sabha Monday, according to sources.

The central cabinet today cleared a bill to replace the ordinance allowing the centre to take away from the Delhi government the control over the posting of officers, said sources.

The Supreme Court has said a five-judge constitution bench will examine whether Parliament can "abrogate the constitutional principles of governance" for the Delhi government by making a law to take away its control over services.

A five-judge constitution bench will now hear the Delhi government's plea challenging the Centre's May 19 ordinance which took away the control over services from the city dispensation and set off a fresh tussle between the two power centres.

The Congress's approach to the issue of Delhi's Services Ordinance is betraying its non-seriousness towards opposition unity.

The Supreme Court will hear tomorrow the Delhi government's challenge to a central government order seeking to take control over bureaucracy in the national capital.

Hours after declaring to burn copies of the Centre's Delhi ordinance at its party office here, the AAP on Friday desisted from making such a move as it said the matter was sub judice.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal seeking support from opposition parties in his fight against the Centre's ordinance on control of services in Delhi, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi on Monday said they know how to pass it.

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha formally announced on Friday that it will support the Aam Aadmi Party in opposing the Centre's ordinance on control of administrative services in Delhi.

The Delhi government's law department has directed all the top officials for "strict compliance" of the Centre's ordinance related to services issued earlier this month, officials said on Thursday.

While the Congress is yet to clarify its position on whether to support Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in its fight against the Centre's ordinance on Delhi services, several non-BJP parties have come out in AAP's support.

Former Chief Justice of India and Rajya Sabha MP Ranjan Gogoi on Monday said the bill to replace an ordinance for handling the transfers and postings of officials in the Delhi government is "perfectly, legitimately valid".

Congress leader and former MP from Delhi Sandeep Dikshit, in toeing a different line from his party's position as he has once again extended his support to the Central government's ordinance bill adding that opposing this bill is wrong.

The bill that would replace the Delhi Services ordinance giving the Centre control over the postings and transfers of Delhi bureaucrats -- contains three key changes one of which offers some respite to the Delhi assembly in terms of legislation.

Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal today said a bill to replace the ordinance introduced for the creation of an authority for transfers and postings of Group-A officers in Delhi will be taken up by Lok Sabha next week.

A Bill empowering the centre to control postings of Delhi bureaucrats is likely to be introduced in Lok Sabha Monday, according to sources.

The central cabinet today cleared a bill to replace the ordinance allowing the centre to take away from the Delhi government the control over the posting of officers, said sources.

The Supreme Court has said a five-judge constitution bench will examine whether Parliament can "abrogate the constitutional principles of governance" for the Delhi government by making a law to take away its control over services.

A five-judge constitution bench will now hear the Delhi government's plea challenging the Centre's May 19 ordinance which took away the control over services from the city dispensation and set off a fresh tussle between the two power centres.

The Congress's approach to the issue of Delhi's Services Ordinance is betraying its non-seriousness towards opposition unity.

The Supreme Court will hear tomorrow the Delhi government's challenge to a central government order seeking to take control over bureaucracy in the national capital.

Hours after declaring to burn copies of the Centre's Delhi ordinance at its party office here, the AAP on Friday desisted from making such a move as it said the matter was sub judice.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal seeking support from opposition parties in his fight against the Centre's ordinance on control of services in Delhi, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi on Monday said they know how to pass it.

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha formally announced on Friday that it will support the Aam Aadmi Party in opposing the Centre's ordinance on control of administrative services in Delhi.

The Delhi government's law department has directed all the top officials for "strict compliance" of the Centre's ordinance related to services issued earlier this month, officials said on Thursday.

While the Congress is yet to clarify its position on whether to support Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in its fight against the Centre's ordinance on Delhi services, several non-BJP parties have come out in AAP's support.