The Delhi government and two panels of the Legislative Assembly were restrained by the Delhi High Court on Saturday from taking any coercive steps in connection with the issue of desilting of city drains. The bench also put on hold a July 3 resolution of the Assembly accepting the panel's report and referring it to the Committee on Privileges for initiating privilege proceedings. In its four-page interim order, the bench directed that "there shall be a stay on the Committee of Petitions report and observations reflected in the note dated August 3. The Assembly, while accepting the Committee on Petitions report, had asked the Chief Secretary to file a report fixing responsibility on those responsible for not desilting the drains. Court orderOn July 31, the court had stayed breach of privilege proceedings initiated against PWD secretary for allegedly misleading the Committee on Petitions on the issue of desilting.

Source: dna August 06, 2017 02:37 UTC