Delhi - An Incomplete State and Undefined Union Territory Hamlet of Law

Delhi has a Lieutenant Governor instead of a Governor or Administrator like other States and UTs and despite being one of the most populous territories in the world, the franchise rights of Delhi’s citizens are insignificant vis-a-vis fellow citizens of other states in India for significant control over Delhi’s administration vests with the Union Cabinet and not with elected Delhi govt. With murky power borders, Union govt. and Delhi govt. were always at loggerheads until recently when the SC delineated borders through a constitution bench. This episode entails detailed administrative history of Delhi, reasons for assigning limited sovereignty to Delhi as a state and comprehensive analysis of arguments made by both Delhi govt. and Union govt. and the judgment delivered by the constitution bench.