Delhi HC to hear plea on Gymkhana Club eviction today
The Delhi High Court will hear a lawsuit from members of the Delhi Gymkhana Club against the government's eviction order. The Centre claims the land is needed for defense infrastructure, while club members argue the reasons are vague and an attempt at forced eviction. The lawsuit seeks to protect the club's leasehold rights and prevent any coercive measures by the government.
- ▪The Delhi High Court is set to hear a lawsuit regarding the eviction of the Delhi Gymkhana Club.
- ▪Members of the club argue that the government's reasons for eviction are vague and lack a genuine public purpose.
- ▪The lawsuit seeks to prevent the government from taking possession of the club's premises and claims that the eviction would cause irreversible harm.
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The Delhi High Court is scheduled to hear on Tuesday a lawsuit filed by members of the Delhi Gymkhana Club against the Centre’s order asking the club to hand over its premises to the government by June 5.The Centre has asked the club in Lutyens’ Delhi to hand over its premises, citing that the 27.3-acre land parcel was required for “strengthening and securing defence infrastructure”.‘Vague reasons’Vijay Khurana, a 79-year-old Gymkhana Club member who filed the lawsuit, said that the “vague and generalised reasons” of defence infrastructure and security given by the Centre were just a “sham” and the move was an “attempt to effect forced eviction” instead of following the due process of law.
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