NEW DELHI: The AAP government is likely to move the

on Tuesday with a plea to fast track hearing on all pending matters that remain for adjudication following the Constitution bench ruling on the power tussle between the elected government of Delhi and the Centre last week.

Although the SC held that the executive power of the Centre is limited to only land, public order, and police while the elected government of Delhi enjoys powers on all other subjects, the court left it to the regular bench to take a call on various issues, including "services" -the management of the administrative officers.

Rahul Mehra, counsel for the Delhi government, tweeted: "Will be mentioning the matter before the SC with a request to dispose of all our appeals including the one on 'Services' at the earliest possible."

The judgment is being interpreted differently by the AAP government and the LG with both sides claiming the power to transfer or post officers.

CM

advised the Centre on Saturday to approach the court if it harboured any confusion about the power to transfer and post IAS and other officers being the prerogative of the elected government of Delhi. He has said that the Union home ministry and the LG were interpreting the SC judgment in a “strange way”.

“They have accepted the portion of the judgment related to the elected government not requiring the LG’s concurrence on its decisions, but are reluctant to accept the other part related to ‘services’ falling under the purview of the elected government,” the CM said, adding, “The apex court has said that all related matters will go before the regular bench. The home ministry and the LG are saying they will only accept this when the regular bench decides. In that case, they should not accept SC’s verdict in entirety.”

Kejriwal said SC was explicit that except land, public order and police, all other subjects fell under the jurisdiction of the elected government. The latter, therefore, included “services”. The LG has, however, maintained that the Union home ministry has advised him to keep exercising powers over “services” because, “as per concluding paras of SC judgment, the nine appeals, including the one relating to ‘services’, shall be taken up by the regular SC bench, and thus the May 21, 2015 MHA notification that shifted services to LG remains valid”.

The LG has also said that the MHA notification was upheld by the Delhi HC on August 4, 2016. LG has added that “further clarity on ‘services’ will be achieved when the appeals pending before the regular bench are finally disposed of”. Citing the same MHA notification, the services department has refused to obey the AAP government’s orders.