AAP challenges Delhi CM’s suspension of officers, citing 2023 law giving LG final authority over civil service decisions.

AAP Delhi leader Saurabh Bharadwaj challenged Chief Minister Rekha Gupta’s authority to suspend two senior revenue officers, citing a 2023 law that gives the Lieutenant Governor final say over civil service decisions through the National Capital Civil Service Authority, which recommends but does not decide on such actions. He criticized the move as undermining democratic norms, referencing past disputes over Delhi’s administrative control. The suspensions followed serious allegations and a revoked license for a deed writer in Kapashera, with the Centre’s 2023 amendment reinforcing the LG’s role, reversing a prior Supreme Court ruling that had expanded Delhi’s control over its services.