Delhi HC Seeks Response From AAP Govt. On Move To Appoint 21 Parliamentary Secretaries

20 New Delhi

The Delhi High Court Wednesday sought the response from Aam Aadmi Party government on a plea against its move to appoint 21 legislators as parliamentary secretaries.

A division bench of Chief Justice G. Rohini and Justice R.S. Endlaw, however, refused to stay the government order saying it requires further consideration.

The bench asked the government counsel to take instructions and clear its stand on the issue. The court sought a response by 1st July.

The court was hearing a public interest litigation filed by an NGO against the Delhi government’s move to appoint 21 Aam Aadmi Party legislators as parliamentary secretaries.

The plea asked the court to scrap the appointments, questioning their legal validity. After taking power in February this year, Arvind Kejriwal-led government appointed the parliamentary secretaries attached to government ministries.