The committee has been tasked to look into "omissions and commissions" in the decision-making process and also to fix responsibility of individuals, including civil and criminal liability, if any, the LG's office said.
In an acerbic letter to the LG, Kejriwal took on Jung and Modi for allegedly putting spanners in every small initiative of the Aam Aadmi Party government by getting them probed by the Anti-Corruption Branch and the Central Bureau of Investigation.
Expressing disappointment over Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's remark on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Lt Governor Najeeb Jung on Friday said it does not reflect well on CM's part and leads to "unsavoury" and "avoidable comments" not just within the country, but also overseas.
The Aam Aadmi Party on Friday demanded a probe into the alleged "leak" of a communication on the Jan Lokpal Bill from the Solicitor General to the Lieutenant Governor.
In no mood to relent, Lt Governor Najeeb Jung on Tuesday rejected the AAP government's decision to transfer Home Secretary Dharam Pal after he signed a notification appointing Joint Commissioner of Delhi Police M K Meena as new Chief of Anti-Corruption Branch.
The Home minister is expected to meet President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday, a day after Jung and Kejriwal's meeting with Mukherjee.
Rejecting the outgoing government's recommendation for the dissolution of the Delhi Assembly, Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung on Saturday reportedly suggested the imposition of President's rule by keeping the legislature under suspended animation.
In a brief statement, Jung's office said he has submitted his resignation to the government of India and that he would be returning back to academics, 'his first love'.
In the midst of the ongoing stand-off between the Delhi Lt Governor and the Aam Aadmi Party government, the Centre on Friday said it has no intention to run the city government through anyone but is conscious of its constitutional responsibility and committed to uphold it.
Swati Maliwal, whose appointment as Delhi Commission for Women chief by the Kejriwal government was struck down by Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung triggering a fresh round of confrontation, on Thursday alleged that her office had been locked and name plate removed.
Vice Chancellor of Jamia Milia university and a seasoned bureaucrat Najeeb Jung was on Monday appointed as the new Lt Governor of Delhi while former Delhi Police Commissioner K K Paul was made Governor of Meghalaya.
Refusing to back down, the AAP government said it will challenge the order in the Supreme Court, asserting it has been targeted for trying to contain corruption. It also questioned why the Constitution was amended to have a legislative assembly if the city was to be run by the LG.
Lt Governor Najeeb Jung on Tuesday met President Pranab Mukherjee and is understood to have apprised him of the stand-off over appointment of acting chief secretary Shakuntala Gamlin and other bureaucrats.
At the Iftar event hosted by him on Sunday evening, the Delhi chief minister said there were no "hard feelings" between them and that the "sour relationship" should end to ensure effective governance and development in the national capital.
The bench listed the matter for final disposal on January 18 and said since it will hear the matter in detail, no interim orders will be passed on various interim applications as of now.
Jung gave the consent to appointment of 30-year-old Maliwal, saying he was sure Kejriwal has done due diligence in selecting her.
He was appointed the national capital's LG in December, 2016.
12 AAP MLAs went to Raj Niwas, the LG's residence, at around 11.30 am with the demands. They later claimed that Jung 'refused' to meet them, but the LG secretariat said Jung's schedule was already prepared for the day and procedures have to be followed for seeking an appointment.
In the midst of a bitter power tussle, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday met Lt Governor Najeeb Jung and discussed functioning of the elite Anti-Corruption Bureau, a day after Delhi high court ruled that it has authority to probe central government officials, including Delhi police personnel.
Satyender Jain, whose department has had confrontations with the LG over a range of issues, said Jung doesn't have "faith" in democracy.
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Monday reacted sharply to the appointment of Joint Commissioner M K Meena as the head of the ACB, alleging a conspiracy behind the move.
Three inspectors and two sub-inspectors of the Bihar police have joined Delhi government's ACB.
Here are some of the confrontations between Jung and the Kejriwal-led Delhi government.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will meet President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday during which he will take up issues like appointments of bureaucrats and other "unilateral actions" by Lt Governor Najeeb Jung.
Kejriwal said that the LG was acting at the behest of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Escalating his confrontation with the Aam Aadmi Party government, Lt Governor Najeeb Jung on Wednesday cancelled all appointments made by it in the last four days, asserting he was the sole authority in matters of ordering transfer and posting of bureaucrats.
A fresh confrontation between the Aam Aadmi Party government and Lt Governor Najeeb Jung flared up with the former refusing to comply with his order cancelling Swati Maliwal's appointment as Chief of Delhi Commission for Women even as she claimed on Wednesday night that the LG told her not to come to office from Thursday and that it will be locked.
Relations between an elected government of Delhi and the LG can never be cordial: It is just the way the relationship is structured.
"It appears he is not in a mood to work today," Mishra said taking a jibe at Jung.
Former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee on Monday took a swipe at the Aam Aadmi Party government, saying the country cannot run on 'Mohalla Sabhas' and a law cannot be decided on the streets.
He also claimed that the Central Bureau of Investigation has filed an FIR on the setting up of the 'secret unit'.
Refusing to budge from its position, Delhi government on Monday decided to seek Union home ministry's advice relating to an order by Lt Governor Najeeb Jung warning city officials not to follow "illegal" orders of the Arvind Kejriwal dispensation.
The Aam Aadmi Party government on Monday appointed Chief Minister's Secretary Rajendra Kumar as principal secretary of the services department which was promptly rejected by Lt Governor Najeeb Jung.
He made the attack on Jung while joining a protest by BJP MP Maheish Girri, who demanded an apology from CM Kejriwal for linking him to the murder of an NDMC official.
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal asks Delhi Lt Governor Najeeb Jung to work "within the confines" of Constitution.
The AAP government locked Principal Secretary (Services) Anindo Majumdar out of his office on Monday.
A directive by Lt Governor Najeeb Jung warning Delhi government officials not to follow its "illegal" orders has triggered a fresh round of confrontation between the two sides.
"His role is suspicious in the case. Why had he written to NDMC seeking action against Khan? We demand that the LG be arrested and sacked from his position," AAP's Delhi Unit Convener Dileep Pandey said at a press conference.
Issues like the need to have better coordination between the Lt Governor and the AAP government figured in the meeting.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Lt Governor Najeeb Jung on Tuesday took their bitter fight to President Pranab Mukherjee and accused each other of violating the Constitution and overstepping their respective jurisdictions.
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