New Delhi, The Lieutenant Governor on Monday knowledgeable the Delhi Excessive Courtroom that CAG reviews associated to liquor responsibility, air pollution and finance have been permitted and he had requested for a direct particular sitting of the meeting.
The LG’s stand got here on a petition by Delhi’s opposition leaders in search of the CAG reviews to be positioned earlier than the meeting by the state authorities as per the constitutional mandate.
The extra affidavit filed on behalf of the LG, mentioned the finance minister had precipitated an “unjustified delay” within the matter, depriving the meeting and most of the people of their proper to scrutinise the chief actions of the federal government.
“With an intent to make sure that there isn’t a additional delay, the hon’ble LG has promptly and expeditiously accorded his approval underneath Part 48 of the Authorities of NCT of Delhi Act, 1991 on December 13, 2024 itself , in order that additional vital steps could also be taken by the respondent numbers 1 and a pair of together with the workplace of the finance minister for laying all these 14 CAG Experiences earlier than the Legislative Meeting of Delhi within the current session,” it mentioned.
Justice Sanjeev Narula was knowledgeable by the counsel for the LG that 14 reviews have been acquired from the finance minister’ workplace, after being saved pending “for an inordinate period of time”.
She mentioned because the session was lately adjourned sine-die, the speaker had the prerogative to “re-call” the meeting session. The meeting session was over on December 4.
The affidavit additional mentioned, “The hon’ble Lt Governor, whereas returning all these CAG reviews to chief minister together with his approval underneath Part 48.. has directed that the particular sitting of the legislative meeting of Delhi could also be convened instantly in accordance with the meeting guidelines for laying these CAG report on the desk of the legislative meeting of Delhi with out additional lack of time with a purpose to guarantee adherence to the constitutional mandate.”
The courtroom noticed the problem for which the petition was filed stood redressed and requested them to take applicable recourse.
“In mild of the above, the grievance raised earlier than the courtroom for steering mandamus to respondent quantity 2 , stands redressed. In view of the above the current proceedings stand closed,” ordered the courtroom.
The senior counsel showing for the Delhi authorities mentioned the CAG reviews could be forwarded to the speaker.
The petition was filed by chief of opposition within the Delhi Meeting Vijender Gupta and BJP MLAs Mohan Singh Bisht, Om Prakash Sharma, Ajay Kumar Mahawar, Abhay Verma, Anil Kumar Bajpai and Jitendra Mahajan.
The petition, filed by advocates Neeraj and Satya Ranjan Swain, mentioned the Delhi authorities was performing in breach of its statutory responsibility by failing to “promptly” lay essential Comptroller and Auditor Normal reviews on numerous points similar to air pollution and liquor earlier than the meeting.
The plea claimed 12 CAG reviews from 2017-2018 to 2021-2022 have been pending with Delhi Chief Minister Atishi, who additionally holds the finance portfolio. The plea alleged that regardless of the LG’s repeated requests, these reviews have been despatched to him for tabling earlier than the meeting.
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