New Delhi, May 23 -- The Supreme Court on Friday permitted the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)- led Delhi government to withdraw all seven petitions filed by the erstwhile Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government against the Lieutenant Governor and the Centre.

A bench of Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih allowed the government to withdraw the cases after Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati, appearing for the Delhi government, sought to withdraw the pleas.

Bhati said the Delhi government had filed an application seeking the withdrawal of seven cases pending in the apex court, which challenged the authority of the LG in several committees, including solid waste management, Yamuna cleaning and against the val...