Don't pre-judge issue of Jasmine Shah's removal from DDCD when it is before President: LG to HC

New Delhi, Mar 29 (PTI) The Delhi Lt Governor on Wednesday told the high court that it should not "pre-judge" the issue of removal of Jasmine Shah from the post of vice chairperson of DDCD and should await the decision of the President in the matter.

Additional Solicitor General Sanjay Jain, representing the LG, submitted before Justice Prathiba M Singh that the matter of Shah's removal is pending before the President and a court order on the same issue at this stage would "disturb the scheme of the Constitution".

The court was hearing Shah's petition challenging a November 17, 2022 order issued by Director (Planning), Delhi government, on the LG's request to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to remove him from the post of vice chairperson of Dialogue and Development Commission of Delhi's (DDCD), and pending such a decision, to restrain him from using his office space and withdraw the staff and facilities assigned to him.