Supreme Court shifts Constitution Bench hearing on Delhi-Centre row over services to Nov. 24
The Hindu
On May 6, the Supreme Court had referred to the Constitution Bench the issue of control of services in Delhi
The Supreme Court on October 19 postponed the hearing of its five-judge Constitution Bench on the legal issue concerning the scope of legislative and executive powers of the Centre and Delhi Government over control of ‘services’ in the national capital.
A Bench of Justices D.Y. Chandrachud and Hima Kohli shifted the hearing on the request of Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, and said that he will be unavailable on November 9 due to an official trip abroad.
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The Bench then posted the matter for further hearing on November 24.
On September 27, the top court had said that a Constitution Bench headed by Justice Chandrachud would commence hearing the matter from November 9 on a day-to-day basis.
Other members of the five-judge Bench are Justices M.R. Shah, Krishna Murari, Hima Kohli and P.S. Narasimha.
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