Chief Secretaries' Tenure Extended 57 Times In Last 10 Years: Centre
NDTV
In a major setback to the AAP government, a bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud allowed the Union Ministry of Home Affairs to extend the tenure of Delhi Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar, a day before he was set to demit office on November 30, for six months.
There were as many as 57 instances of extensions being granted to superannuating chief secretaries of various states in the last 10 years, the Centre told the Supreme Court on Wednesday.
In a major setback to the AAP government, a bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud allowed the Union Ministry of Home Affairs to extend the tenure of Delhi Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar, a day before he was set to demit office on November 30, for six months.
The bench held that the union government's decision did not violate law or the Constitution.
