Delhi HC clears way for eviction proceedings against Delhi Race Club
The Delhi High Court has allowed eviction proceedings against the Delhi Race Club, overturning a previous order that halted action on its premises. The club has been occupying an 84-acre plot without authorization since its lease expired in 1994. The Centre argues that the land is needed for public purposes and initiated eviction proceedings under the Public Premises Act.
- ▪The Delhi High Court set aside an earlier order that paused eviction proceedings against the Delhi Race Club.
- ▪The Centre claims the club has occupied the land without authorization since its lease expired in 1994.
- ▪Eviction proceedings were initiated after the Centre issued a notice for peaceful possession of the land.
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The Delhi High Court on Tuesday cleared the way for eviction proceedings against the Delhi Race Club by setting aside an earlier order that had paused action over its 84-acre premises in Lutyens’ Delhi.A Bench of Justice D.K. Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia allowed the Centre’s appeal against an April 24 order passed by a single-judge Bench.The dispute concerns the club’s occupation of an 84-acre plot on Lok Kalyan Marg. The Centre had argued that the lease granted to the club in 1926 expired on December 31, 1994, and had not been renewed.According to the Centre, the club has continued to occupy the premises without authorisation since the expiry of the lease.
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