Delhi govt cannot say it has no obligation towards MCDs: HC

The Delhi government cannot say they have no obligation towards the three municipal corporations in the city with regard to payment of salaries to employees of three civic bodies, Delhi High Court said on Thursday. 

“It (the municipal bodies) is part of Delhi only. What does the Centre have to do with it? The Centre has nothing to do with it,” a Bench of Justice G Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath observed.

Maintaining that here it was small issue relating to payment of salaries to municipal employees, it asked why cannot the Delhi government pay.

“It is a local authority of Delhi,” the Bench orally said on Delhi government’s contention that they paid the salaries, what was expected from them.

Delhi government said the Centre too cannot shy from its obligations, even as the civic bodies claimed that funds were not being released by the Delhi government.