After Arvind Kejriwal"s Win in Delhi High Court, Centre to Appeal to Supreme Court

New Delhi:  The war between the Centre and Arvind Kejriwal for control over Delhi is moving to the Supreme Court.

The Centre has decided that it will challenge in the top court the victory scored recently by Mr Kejriwal, the Chief Minister of the capital.

Earlier this week, the Delhi High Court tagged as “suspect” a notification issued by the Centre that placed vast limits on the Chief Minister’s authority. The Centre said key decisions on the Delhi Police, land, and the appointments of bureaucrats are the sole prerogative of its representative in the capital, Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung, who is not obliged to consult the Chief Minister on these issues.

Mr Kejriwal has said that document was a naked play by the BJP to govern Delhi by proxy.

A two-day emergency session of the Delhi Assembly called by him seeks to formally reject the Centre’s instructions. Given that Mr Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party holds 67 seats, and the BJP just three, the vote is a given.