The BJP-led Delhi government has approached the Supreme Court to withdraw seven old cases filed by the previous AAP regime. These cases had challenged the authority of the Lieutenant Governor (L-G) in various matters, including Yamuna cleaning and solid waste management.
New Delhi, May 22 — The Delhi government, now under BJP leadership, has approached the Supreme Court to take back seven legal cases that were originally filed by the previous AAP-led government.
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These cases had challenged the powers and role of the Lieutenant Governor (L-G) in various matters, especially in committees like Yamuna cleaning and solid waste management.
The matter was heard by a bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh. The bench agreed to list the matter for hearing on Friday.
Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Aishwarya Bhati, appearing for the Delhi government, informed the court that an application has been filed to withdraw seven pending cases. These cases were related to the challenge raised by the earlier AAP government against the L-G’s authority over several committees and policies.
Bhati stated in court: “These matters should not trouble this court anymore.”
To this, Justice Surya Kant responded: “We will list all these cases for Friday and take up the application.”
Background
One of the significant cases that the AAP government had filed involved a challenge to a National Green Tribunal (NGT) order from January 19, 2023. This order had asked the Lieutenant Governor to lead a high-level committee formed to monitor and rejuvenate the Yamuna River.
Back in July 2023, the Supreme Court had stayed the NGT’s direction, agreeing to examine the Delhi government’s objection. The court had also issued a notice to the original petitioner who had requested the NGT’s involvement in the Yamuna matter.
The NGT had created the committee after observing that pollution levels in Delhi’s stretch of the Yamuna were alarmingly high — about 75 percent of the total pollution in the river across all states.
In its order, the NGT had said: “We request the lieutenant governor of Delhi, who is the chairman of DDA and the administrator of Delhi under Article 239 of the Constitution, to head the committee.”
