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Delhi High Court referred to ______ of Constitution of India to hold that Lieutenant Governor is the…

The Delhi High Court’s 2016 ruling read Article 239 together with Article 239AA. It treated Delhi as continuing to be a Union Territory despite the special provisions…

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Delhi High Court referred to ______ of Constitution of India to hold that Lieutenant Governor is the administrative head of the NCT of Delhi.

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The Delhi High Court’s 2016 ruling read Article 239 together with Article 239AA. It treated Delhi as continuing to be a Union Territory despite the special provisions creating its Legislative Assembly and Council of Ministers. The answer concerns that historical High Court ruling, whose reasoning relied on both constitutional provisions.

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