Meanwhile, ahead of the crucial hearing tomorrow, Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung met Union Home secretary LC Goyal and Home Minister Rajnath singh.
The Supreme Court will on Friday hear the Modi government plea challenging Delhi High Court's order that termed as "suspect" a notification of Union Home Ministry barring the Anti-corruption Branch from acting against its officials.
The Centre's petition was mentioned before a vacation bench, comprising Justices A K Sikri and U U Lalit, by Additional Solicitor General Maninder Singh, who said that the observations made by the High Court led to total uncertainty and made everyday administration of national capital difficult.
He said that there was a need for clear interpretation of Article 239 AA of the Constitution in the balance of equation between the Delhi government and the Lt Governor.
When the bench said that the High Court has only used the word "suspect", the ASG submitted that a clarification is needed.
He said that the High Court observartions and findings have come while dealing with the bail application of the policeman who was arrested by the ACB.
Delhi government has also filed a caveat to pre-empt passing of an ex parte order.
Meanwhile, ahead of the crucial hearing, Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung met Union Home secretary LC Goyal and Home Minister Rajnath singh.
A jurisdiction row between Centre and Delhi Government on Wednesday reached apex court after a Special Leave Petition (SLP) was filed in the registry of the apex court.
The Home Ministry had maintained that ACB had no jurisdiction over its officials whereas the Delhi Government had challenged it.
The Ministry issued a gazette notification on May 21 that the ACB police station shall not take cognisance of offences against officials, employees and functionaries of the central government services besides giving the Delhi LG absolute powers on transfers and postings of senior officers.
However, while dismissing the bail application of the constable, the High Court termed as "suspect" the Centre's notification barring Delhi government's ACB from acting against its officers in criminal offences and held that the LG cannot act on his discretion.
The High Court noted that Lieutenant Governor of Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) is bound to act upon the aid and advice of the council of ministers who are directly elected by the citizens of Delhi and the Centre's "executive fiat" siding with him is "suspect".
(With agency inputs)
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