New Delhi: The Delhi High Court will on December 19 hear Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament (MP) Raghav Chadha’s plea seeking a direction to the authorities concerned to refrain from taking any action on a letter issued by Rajya Sabha secretariat cancelling the allotment of his government bungalow.
A bench comprising Justice Yashwant Varma and Justice Dharmesh Sharma was hearing a plea filed by Chadha challenging an order of the trial court vacating the stay on his eviction from the official accommodation allotted to him in the capacity of being an MP.
The High Court on Wednesday allowed Chadha’s counsel to file an amendment in the prayers clause of his petition and listed the matter for hearing on December 19.
Rajya Sabha secretariat issued a letter last year cancelling allotment of Chadha’s official bungalow
The Rajya Sabha secretariat issued a letter last year cancelling allotment of Chadha’s official bungalow on the ground that he was first time Rajya Sabha MP and being a former Member of the State Legislature, he was only entitled to Type-VI bungalow but he was allotted Type-VII bungalow which was higher than his entitlement.
Chadha was initially allotted a Type-VI bungalow by Rajya Sabha Secretariat
Chadha was initially allotted a Type-VI bungalow by the Rajya Sabha Secretariat and was later allotted a Type-VII accommodation after he made representation to the Chairman, Rajya Sabha in this regard.
High Court last year granted relief to Chadha
The high court earlier granted relief to Chadha last year by reviving a stay order passed by the trial court on his eviction by the Rajya Sabha secretariat after the Chadha challenged the 2023 order of the trial court vacating its own order on a review plea filed by the Rajya Sabha secretariat. The High Court directed the AAP leader to present his plea before the trial court again and directed the trial court to proceed with Chadha’s plea by first deciding the restored interim relief application.
The trial court on November 26 dismissed Chadha’s interim injunction application in his civil suit, stating there was no legal justification for him to retain the accommodation.
