Delhi BJP government withdraws all cases filed against the Centre, LG, and senior bureaucrats by the previous AAP government. Know the key disputes and legal background behind the move.
In a significant administrative move, the BJP-led Delhi government has withdrawn all cases that were previously filed by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government against the Central Government, the Lieutenant Governor (LG), and several senior bureaucrats. These cases, spanning key policy and administrative disputes, had created a legal standoff between the former AAP administration and central authorities.
Officials revealed that after assuming office, the BJP government filed petitions in various courts seeking early hearings for several matters. These cases primarily related to governance, regulatory appointments, and implementation of major projects, which had previously been sources of friction between the AAP administration, the LG office, and Delhi’s bureaucrats.
Key Cases Withdrawn
The cases included issues such as the appointment of the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) chairperson, control over service-related matters, implementation of the Prime Minister’s Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission, funding for the Delhi Jal Board, appointment of lawyers in the 2020 Delhi riots cases, and the formation of a high-level committee for Yamuna river pollution control.
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Following the 2025 Delhi Assembly elections, the law department of the Delhi govt initiated the process of withdrawing these cases, citing the legal challenges of continuing litigation against the Centre and LG, especially when the ruling party in Delhi was also in power at the Centre. Officials noted that continuing these cases consumed government resources without delivering tangible benefits.
Supreme Court and Delhi High Court Approvals
In May 2025, the Supreme Court permitted the Delhi govt to withdraw seven cases filed against the LG. Around the same time, the Delhi High Court allowed the government to withdraw petitions challenging the LG’s decisions on appointing lawyers for farmers’ protests and 2020 riot cases. An internal proposal from the law department highlighted that these litigations often created bureaucratic hurdles, delayed policy execution, and obstructed project implementation. One of the withdrawn cases also concerned a 2023 ordinance issued by the President that amended the 1991 GNCTD Act.
Background: AAP-LG Conflicts
During the AAP tenure, the Delhi government frequently clashed with the LGs, including Najib Jung, Anil Baijal, and the current LG VK Saxena. Former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and later Atishi’s administration had accused the LG of deliberately obstructing policy implementation. Many of these disputes escalated to the Supreme Court. Key issues included the Delhi Government (Amendment) Act 2023, which created a statutory authority for officer postings and transfers in the national capital. Other disputes involved the LG’s authority over government lawyer appointments, sending school teachers to Finland for training under specific conditions, the appointment of a high-level committee for Yamuna cleanup under the LG’s supervision, and the DERC chairperson’s appointment.
Following AAP’s resounding defeat in the Delhi elections, the BJP government began withdrawing these cases last year. The Supreme Court has now formally accepted the withdrawal of all pending cases.
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