Supreme Court of India · 2001-10-03
Government Of Nct Delhi & Ors vs All India Central Civil Accounts, Jaos ...
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2001 SUPREME COURT 3090
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Government Of Nct Delhi & Ors
- Respondent
- All India Central Civil Accounts, Jaos ...
- Bench
- S.Rajendra Babu, Doraiswamy Raju
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the jurisdictional issues surrounding the repatriation of officers from the Government of NCT Delhi to the Ministry of Urban Development, emphasizing the role of the Administrator under Article 239 of the Constitution. The Court held that the Administrator acts as a delegate of the President and has the authority to repatriate officers as per the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Act, 1991. The judgment clarified that the PWD of NCT Delhi is not part of the CPWD, thus upholding the administrative decisions made by the Government of NCT Delhi regarding officer repatriation.