New Delhi, May 23 -- The Supreme Court on Friday will hear a batch of seven petitions that the current Delhi government, led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), is seeking to withdraw. These petitions, filed under the previous Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) regime, had challenged the lieutenant governor (LG) VK Saxena's alleged overreach in matters relating to the environment, administrative decisions, and appointments-areas where the AAP government argued the LG had acted without the aid and advice of the elected council of ministers.

On Thursday, the Delhi government urgently approached the apex court seeking to list the matters for withdrawal, citing the change in political leadership. Additional solicitor general (ASG) Aishwarya Bhatta appea...