Government of NCT of Delhi v. Union of India

Government of NCT of Delhi v. Union of India
Government of NCT of Delhi v. Union of India
Court	Supreme Court of India
Full case name	Government of NCT of Delhi v. Union of India & Anr.
Argued	List 2 November 2017 ; 7 November 2017 ; 8 November 2017 ; 9 November 2017 ; 14 November 2017 ; 15 November 2017 ; 16 November 2017 ; 21 November 2017 ; 22 November 2017 ; 23 November 2017 ; 28 November 2017 ; 29 November 2017 ; 30 November 2017 ; 5 December 2017 ; 6 December 2017 ;
Decided	4 July 2018
Citation(s)	(2018) 8 SCC 501 ; C. A. No. 2357 of 2017; D. No. 29357-2016
Case history
Prior action(s)	Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi v. Union of India
Court membership
Judges sitting	Dipak Misra, CJI; Arjan Kumar Sikri, J; Ajay Manikrao Khanwilkar, J; Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, J; and Ashok Bhushan, J
Case opinions
Decision by	Dipak Misra
Concurrence	D. Y. Chandrachud and Ashok Bhushan
Laws applied
	This case overturned a previous ruling
	Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi versus Union of India by Delhi High Court

Government of NCT of Delhi versus Union of India & Another [C. A. No. 2357 of 2017] is a civil appeal heard before the Supreme Court of India by a five-judge constitution bench of the court. The case was filed as an appeal to an August 2016 verdict of the Delhi High Court that ruled that the lieutenant governor of Delhi exercised "complete control of all matters regarding National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi", and was heard by the Supreme Court in November and December 2017.

The supreme court pronounced its judgment on 4 July 2018; it said the lieutenant governor of Delhi had no independent decision-making powers and was bound to follow the "aid and advice" of the Delhi chief-minister-headed council of ministers of the Government of Delhi on all matters except those pertaining to police, public order and land. The verdict was positively received almost unanimously by politicians from multiple parties.