The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in favour of the Delhi government after a unanimous judgment – that the elected government will have power over all the services and bureaucrats in the national capital, except law and order and land.The ruling is viewed as a victory for Arvind Kejriwal, the chief minister led by the Aam Aadmi Party. In the issue involving administrative oversight of government servant transfers and postings in Delhi, the Supreme Court delivered its decision.The court further declared that items about public order, police, and land are not subject to control over services. The Delhi administration, like those of other states, represents the representative system of government, and the court ruled that a further expansion of the Unions authority would be against the letter and spirit of the Constitution.The Supreme Court further stated that ministers would not be able to oversee the civil officials who are responsible for carrying out executive decisions if administrative services were excluded from the legislative and executive domains. They went on to say that while states do have power, their executive authority will be governed by Union laws. It must be ensured that the Union does not seize control of state administration.The decision has been given by a bench headed by five judges, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices MR Shah, Krishna Murari, Hima Kohli and PS Narasimha pronounced the judgement on Thursday.Notably, the governance of Delhi has been witnessing a power struggle between the Centre and Delhi government since the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) came to power in 2014.Taking it to Twitter, chief minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal thanked Supreme Court for the decision.दिल्ली के लोगों के साथ न्याय करने के लिए माननीय सुप्रीम कोर्ट का तहे दिल से शुक्रिया। इस निर्णय से दिल्ली के विकास की गति कई गुना बढ़ेगी। जनतंत्र की जीत हुई।— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) May 11, 2023
