Delhi Gymkhana Club Challenges Centre's Order to Hand Over Premises
मुख्य बातें
- •Delhi Gymkhana Club members challenge Centre's order to hand over premises by June 5.
- •The Centre has cited "strengthening and securing defence infrastructure" as the reason for taking over the club's premises.
- •The club members argue that the Centre's reasons are vague and the move is an attempt to effect forced eviction.
- •The Delhi Gymkhana Club has been a prominent social club in Lutyens' Delhi for over a century.
- •The Centre's notice does not provide for any compensation or establish a "bona fide public purpose" in terms of the perpetual lease deed.
- •The lawsuit seeks to restrain the Central government from "illegally determining" the Gymkhana Club's perpetual leasehold rights.
The Delhi High Court is set to hear a lawsuit filed by members of the Delhi Gymkhana Club against the Centre's order to hand over the club's premises to the government by June 5. The Centre has cited that the 27.3-acre land parcel is required for "strengthening and securing defence infrastructure". However, the club members, led by 79-year-old Vijay Khurana, who filed the lawsuit, argue that the Centre's reasons are vague and the move is an attempt to effect forced eviction instead of following the due process of law.
