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Published material from The Law Easy that cites Article 239.
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A five-judge Constitution Bench held that Delhi has a sui generis (unique) status under Article 239AA. It is neither a full State nor an ordinary Union Territory, and the Lieutenant Governor is bound by the aid and advice of the elected Council of Ministers, except on public order, police and land. The case matters because it strengthened representative government in Delhi and set out collaborative federalism and constitutional morality as guiding principles for Centre–LG–elected government relations.
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