Centre issues ordinance on transfer, posting of Group A officers in Delhi

The Centre has promulgated an ordinance to create a National Capital Civil Service Authority for transfer of and disciplinary proceedings against GroupA officers from the DANICS cadreThe ordinance which was promulgated on Friday came a week after the Supreme Court handed over the control of services in Delhi to the elected government excluding those related to police public order and landEarlier on Friday Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal alleged the Centre was planning to bring an ordinance to overturn the apex court verdictThe ordinance said that there shall be an authority to be known as the National Capital Civil Service Authority to exercise the powers conferred on and discharge the functions assigned to itThe authority will comprise the chief minister of the government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi as its chairperson along with the chief secretary and the principal home secretary who will be the member secretary to the authority it saidAlso Read Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar in Delhi to discuss Cabinet formationAll matters required to be decided by the authority shall be decided by majority of votes of the members present and voting All recommendations of the authority shall be authenticated by the member secretary the ordinance saidThe National Capital Civil Service Authority will meet at a time and place as the member secretary decides with the approval of the chairperson of the authority as and when required it saidThe central government in consultation with the authority shall determine the nature and the categories of officers and other employees required to assist the authority in the discharge of its functions and provide the authority with such officers and employees as it may deem fit Notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force the National Capital Civil Service Authority shall have the responsibility to recommend the transfers and postings of all the Group A officers and officers of DANICS serving in the affairs of the government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi but not officers serving in connection with any subject matter it readDelhis ruling AAP called the ordinance a deceptionPublic Works Department PWD Minister Atishi said the Centres ordinance is a clear cut case of contempt of courtThe Modi government has gone against the unanimous decision of the Supreme Courts constitution bench The court had directed that the elected government be given powers to take decisions independently as per its will as per the principles of democracy she saidBut the Centres ordinance is a reflection of the Modi government being a graceless loser The Centres sole motive to bring this ordinance is to snatch powers from the Kejriwal government she saidAlleging that the Centre does not care for the peoples mandate or for the directive of the apex court Atishi said it will bypass the elected government of DelhiIt is clear that the Modi government fears Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal We vehemently condemn this cowardly act of the Centre she saidAAP chief spokesperson and Services Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj said the Centre has deceived the people of DelhiThis has never happened in the history of the country This is deception committed with the Supreme Court and the people of Delhi who have chosen Kejriwal thrice as the CMHe doesnt have any powers but the LG who has not even been chosen but forced upon people will have powers and through him the Centre will keep tabs on the work being done in Delhi This is contempt of court he saidAbhishek Singhvi who is the Delhi governments counsel in the services matter said the new ordinance needs a close examinationThe new ordinance re NCT wl hv to be closely examined But clearly it is the act of a bad poor amp graceless loser Doubtful if ctal principles cn be diluted by ordinancesacts Greater doubt whether parl as a whole wl at all approve it LG NCT homeministry goi bjp sic Singhvi a Congress leader said in a tweetThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever