The suit filed by Vijay Khurana, a longstanding member of the club, was mentioned for urgent hearing by Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi today and is likely to be taken up on May 26.
The lawsuit seeks a declaration and permanent injunction to restrain the government from "illegally determining the perpetual leasehold rights” of the Gymkhana club.
It also seeks to restrain the government from “forcibly dispossessing” the club and its members from the “historic 27.3-acre premises situated at 2, Safdarjung Road”.
Notably, on May 22, the Land and Development Office (L&DO) directed the club to vacate and hand over its 27.3-acre premises at 2, Safdarjung Road.
The order invoked clause 4 of the original lease deed, which allows the government to resume possession if the land is required for “public purpose.”The government stated that the land, located near the Prime Minister’s residence and other high-security installations in Lutyens’ Delhi, was needed for “strengthening and securing of defence infrastructure,” governance facilities and other “vital public security purposes.
The suit filed by Vijay Khurana, a longstanding member of the club, was mentioned for urgent hearing by Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi today and is likely to be taken up on May 26.
The lawsuit seeks a declaration and permanent injunction to restrain the government from "illegally determining the perpetual leasehold rights” of the Gymkhana club. It also seeks to restrain the government from “forcibly dispossessing” the club and its members from the “historic 27.3-acre premises situated at 2, Safdarjung Road”.
Notably, on May 22, the Land and Development Office (L&DO) directed the club to vacate and hand over its 27.3-acre premises at 2, Safdarjung Road. The order invoked clause 4 of the original lease deed, which allows the government to resume possession if the land is required for “public purpose.”
The government stated that the land, located near the Prime Minister’s residence and other high-security installations in Lutyens’ Delhi, was needed for “strengthening and securing of defence infrastructure,” governance facilities and other “vital public security purposes.
