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Earlier, the Delhi Government had sought an urgent Earlier, the Delhi Government had sought an urgenthearing on the appeals after which it was fixed for today. On September 2, the Delhi government had informed SupremeCourt that it has filed seven different pleas challenging theDelhi HC order and withdrawn its civil suit seekingdeclaration of the national capital as a full State. The high court, on August 4, had held that Delhi willcontinue to remain a Union Territory under the Constitutionwith the LG as its administrative head. It had also held that the special constitutionalprovision Article 239AA dealing with Delhi does not "dilute"the effect of Article 239 which relates to Union Territory andhence, concurrence of the LG in administrative issues was"mandatory". PTI PKS SJK RKSARC