SC to hear AAP govt's plea on services today

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court will hear the services issue on Thursday. The Central government has appointed Harish Salve one of the senior most lawyers in India, to represent them. In a combative strategy, AAP is likely to appoint another senior lawyer in their panel.

Earlier, the Delhi government urged the court to hear the pending petitions pertaining to its turf war with the LG urgently but a bench headed by Justice AK Sikri said it is not in a position to hear it before July 25 and fixed it for July 26. The one related to control over services, that is the power to appoint and transfer bureaucrats is the most crucial one pending before a two-judge bench. "Government is paralyzed today. We are not in a position to appoint or transfer officers. What is the purpose of the recent constitution bench judgment then? There is some urgency," senior advocate P Chidambaram, one of the lawyers appearing for Delhi government submitted before the bench.