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Should Delhiâs Poor Expect Its Chief Minister to Live up to His Promise?
Five tenants and one landlord have approached the Delhi high court asking it to direct the state government to fulfil a âlegitimate expectationâ promised by the chief minister.
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal. Photo: PTI
Can, or should, the poor of Delhi have any expectations at all from the Delhi government?
Five tenants and one landlord, living in the area of Palam village and Chirag Dilli, think that they can; and that too not as a dole, but as their right. They believe that when a government makes a promise, it gives rise to an expectation amongst people which in turn imposes a duty on the government to honour that promise. Therefore, they have requested the Delhi high court to direct the Delhi government to fulfil what they consider to be a âlegitimate expectationâ. How did this happen?