new delhi the fir against oil minister m veerappa moily on the issue of gas pricing is against the principles of federalism solicitorgeneral mohan parasaran has said in response to the oil ministrys query on the complaint lodged by the shortlived aap government in delhi under arvind kejriwal the countrys secondhighest law officer however also said under the law the delhi lt governor could not treat the fir as nonest nonexistent even though the delhi governments move had the effect of sending federalism topsyturvy delivering his opinion on thursday parasaran advised the centre to approach the supreme court with an original suit under article 131 of the constitution to challenge the delhi governments decision as an alternative he suggested those named in the fir could move the high court seeking quashing of firs the sg said the delhi government did not have power to police the central government or its officers only the cbi had the power to register a case in such condition the oil ministry sought the law officers opinion after the kejriwal government in february named moily former petroleum minister murli deora and reliance industries ltd chairman mukesh ambani in the fir alleging they colluded and conspired to raise gas prices with the aim of extending undue benefit to indias biggest private oil and gas company as chief minister kejriwal had said the anti corruption branch of the state government would probe the matter based on a complaint filed by former cabinet secretary t s r subrmanian former navy chief admiral a h tahiliani and eminent lawyer kamini jaiswal besides a former expenditure secretary parasran said the decision of the then delhi government to order registration of the fir on a policy decision of the centre would not be a healthy precedent and poses threat to the federal structure he said these issues relating to centrestate relations have been settled in the supreme court in a number of cases with pti inputs