"The actions (or inactions) of the chief secretary must not put the elected government at a standstill," held a bench, led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud in its November 29 judgment, which was released on Thursday.
The bench, which also comprised justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, dictated most of the judgment on November 29, when it declined to interfere with the Centre's decision to give a sixmonth extension to incumbent chief secretary Naresh Kumar.
The detailed judgment, issued on Thursday, included certain key observations on the role of the chief secretary in the National Capital Territory of Delhi.
The court referred to its 1974 judgment in in EP Royappa Vs State of Tamil Nadu which dwelled on the importance of the post of chief secretary in terms of its sensitivity, responsibility, and the rapport required between the chief secretary and the chief minister.
"As observed by this court in Royappa, the post of the chief secretary is a 'post of great confidence-a lynchpin in the administration'. This court, in the 2023 Constitution bench judgment, observed that civil servants are required to be politically neutral and must abide by the directions of the elected arm to give effect to the principle underlying the triplechain of collective responsibility," said the bench.
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