New Delhi, April 9 -- A public interest litigation (PIL) was filed in the Delhi High Court, seeking an amendment to Article 239AA to increase the number of ministers in the Government of the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi.

The petitioner argued that the number of ministers in Delhi remains capped at seven, despite the government managing 38 ministries and 40 portfolios with 70 elected MLAs in the legislative assembly. Furthermore, Delhi's population has quadrupled over the past 35 years, yet the ministerial strength remains unchanged, leading to concerns about administrative efficiency.

Advocates Kumar Utkarsh and Rahul Sagar Sahay represented the petitioner, contending that the 10% restriction on ministerial strength is arbi...