Article 239AA
Special Provisions for Delhi
Article 239AA, inserted by the Constitution (Sixty-ninth Amendment) Act, 1991, grants the National Capital Territory of Delhi a legislative assembly and Council of Ministers. However, Delhi's legislature is explicitly barred from legislating on Entries 1, 2, and 18 of the State List — public order, police, and land. This makes Delhi's legislature constitutionally narrower than Puducherry's.
- Article 239AA applies exclusively to Delhi as the National Capital Territory.
- Delhi's assembly cannot legislate on public order, police, and land — these remain exclusively under Central control.
- The Lieutenant Governor of Delhi acts with greater supervisory authority than Puducherry's Administrator in practice.
- The Supreme Court has clarified the LG-Council of Ministers relationship in Delhi in the NCT of Delhi v. Union of India (2018) and subsequent rulings.
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