NEW DELHI: Days after the Supreme Court ruled that the Delhi government has legislative powers over all administrative services except matters pertaining to land, police and public order, the Centre on Friday took the ordinance route to set up an authority that will decide on all postings and transfers.
Called the National Capital Civil Service Authority, it will make recommendations to the Lt Governor regarding transfer posting, vigilance and other incidental matters of Group-A officers from the DANICS cadre.
The authority comprises the Delhi chief minister as its head and Delhi chief secretary and principal home secretary as members. All matters will be decided by a majority of votes of the members present and authenticated by the principal home secretary, the member secretary of the authority.
In other words, AAP convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will not have the final word on transfers and postings of officers. Earlier in the day, he had criticised the L-G for delaying his assent to a file recommending the transfer of Services Secretary Ashish More. Criticising the ordinance, Delhi minister Atishi said, “it amounts to contempt of the ruling of the Constitution bench of the Supreme Court.”