"Supreme Court Order is undemocratic":Arvind Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said the Supreme Court order on power-sharing in the city goes against democracy and said his government will seek legal remedies.

The top court said that it is the center and not the Delhi government that has the powers to order investigations against corrupt officers in the capital. Following a split verdict, the court left the decision on who controls Delhi officers to a higher bench. It is a huge blow for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government.

Justices AK Sikri and Ashok Bhushan, who were on the constitution bench, could not decide on who should have powers over officers in Delhi. Justice Sikri believed that the transfer of high-ranking officers of the level of Joint Secretary and above should be decided by the Lieutenant Governor

Mr. Kejriwal called the ruling "injustice to the people of Delhi".

Arvind Kejriwal's government had argued that the elected government should have the power to act against corrupt bureaucrats before the court said the Anti-Corruption Bureau will be under the central government's control.