Delhi-Centre row over services: SC postpones Constitution bench hearing to 24 November

A bench of Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice Hima Kohli shifted the hearing on the request of Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, who said that he will be unavailable on 9 November due to an official trip abroad.

|Oct 19, 2022, 12:40:03 IST

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday 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 DY 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 9 November due to an official trip abroad.The bench then posted the matter for further hearing on 24 November.On 27 September, the top court had said that a Constitution bench headed by Justice Chandrachud would commence hearing the matter from 9 November 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.Earlier, the apex court on 22 August had said that a Constitution bench headed by Justice Chandrachud has been set up to hear the legal issue concerning the scope of legislative and executive powers of the Centre and National Capital Territory government over control of services in Delhi.On 6 May, the top court had referred to the Constitution bench the issue of control of services in Delhi.The apex court had said the limited issue of control over services was not dealt with by the Constitution bench which elaborately dealt with all legal questions.Read all the Latest News, Trending News, Cricket News, Bollywood News,India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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