Following this direction, the Finance department of the Delhi government on May 31 2023 issued an order to senior officers to strictly follow the GNCTD Act and the Ordinance issued by the Centre last month related to services matter. This is to recall that the Centre on May 19, 2023 had promulgated an Ordinance overturning the Supreme Court’s judgement which gave power to the AAP government over the Services Department and transfers and postings of senior bureaucrats in the national capital. The Ordinance has given more power to the LG and as per the GNCTD act, LG is the government.

Ever since the Ordinance was promulgated, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal started a campaign and met Opposition party leaders to seek support to stall this in the Rajya Sabha where the BJP does not have the majority.