New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has sought the Centre's approval through Delhi Lt Governor Saxena to appoint Praveen Kumar Gupta as the new Chief Secretary of Delhi in place of Naresh Kumar, who is going to retire later this year.

The move comes after the Supreme Court’s Constitution Bench ruled unanimously on May 11 in favour of the Delhi Government on the issue of who controls the bureaucracy in the national capital.

Gupta is a 1987 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of AGMUT cadre. He is presently posted as Additional Chief Secretary of Delhi.

While speaking to PSU Watch, an official source of the Delhi government has said, “Naresh Kumar himself wants a transfer of Delhi and asked his senior for the same”.

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