AAP MP Raghav Chadha strikes High Court to problem trial court docket order directing him to vacate bungalow in Delhi

On tenth October, Aam Aadmi Party’s Rajya Sabha MP from Punjab, Raghav Chadha, moved to the Delhi High Court to problem the trial court docket’s order directing him to vacate the bungalow. The trial court docket had upheld the Rajya Sabha Secretariat’s discover directing Chadha to vacate the kind VII bungalow allotted to him.

The advocate showing for AAP’s MP mentioned that an eviction discover has been issued, and proceedings are happening. The plea was talked about earlier than Chief Justice of Delhi High Court Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sanjeev Narula. The court docket has agreed to listing the matter on eleventh October.

Trial Court allowed Rajya Sabha Secretariat to take over Chadha’s home

On fifth October, a Delhi court docket lifted its earlier keep order on the eviction of AAP MP Raghav Chadha from his authorities bungalow positioned in Lutyens Delhi. Additional District Judge Sudhanshu Kaushik dominated that Chadha will not be entitled to a Type VII bungalow, which he at present occupies, permitting the Rajya Sabha Secretariat to take over the home. The court docket said that Raghav Chadha had no vested proper to proceed dwelling within the bungalow because it was solely a privilege given to him as an MP.

After the order was handed, Chadha mentioned, “It is unprecedented in more than 70 years of history of Rajya Sabha that a sitting Rajya Sabha member is sought to be removed from his duly allotted accommodation where he has been residing for a while and more than 4 years of his tenure as Rajya Sabha member are still remaining. The manner of the entire exercise leaves me with no option but to believe that these have been carried out at the dictates of the BJP to further their political motives and vested interest in order to scuttle and stifle the political criticism raised by the vocal parliamentarians like me.”

In September 2022, Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha was allotted a Type VII bungalow at Pandara Road in Delhi. However, in March 2023, the Rajya Sabha Secretariat cancelled the allotment as a result of it exceeded his entitlement as a first-time MP. He was subsequently allotted a distinct home.

Chadha had gone to the Patiala House Court towards the order and obtained a keep on 18th April. The Rajya Sabha Secretariat later filed a plea objecting to the keep order, stating that it was handed with out giving them an opportunity to be heard. The court docket listened to either side and lifted the keep order on Friday. Chadha’s lawyer argued that the Rajya Sabha Secretariat didn’t fall beneath the definition of ‘government’ or ‘public officer’, however the court docket disagreed with this assertion.