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The issues before the Bench were whether it could reopen the settlement amount in a curative petition, and whether new medical data of the victims can be considered at this stage.

The court said the Delhi legislative assembly has the power to legislate in respect of all entries in the State and the Concurrent list as far as they are applicable to the Union Territory.

The Supreme Court on Thursday questioned the need for having an elected government in Delhi after the Centre asserted the Union Territories are an extension of the Union which wants to administer them.

Terming “collective responsibility, aid and advice” as “bedrocks" of democracy, the Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will have to find a balance and decide whether the control over services in Delhi should be with Centre or the Delhi government or a median has to be found.

The Bench made it clear that the Central government could not at this stage fasten additional liability on Union Carbide Corporation, which was responsible for the tragedy and resultant deaths.

Terming "collective responsibility, aid and advice" as "bedrocks" of democracy, the Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will have to find a balance and decide whether the control over services in Delhi should be with the Centre or the Delhi government

The Central government told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that all the 18,000 files have come to the Lieutenant Governor (LG) from Delhi Government since 2017 have been cleared by the LG.

According to a notice issued yesterday, though CJI Chandrachud is sitting as part of a Constitution bench, it will assemble only after a division bench of CJI Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha hears mentioning cases.

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Tuesday wrote a letter to Lt. Governor (L-G) V.K. Saxena asking him to urgently clear the appointment of the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) Chairperson."The Chief Minister ...

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia urged Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena on Tuesday to clear the appointment of the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) chairperson urgently.