Raghav Chadha moves Delhi HC against trial court over bungalow row

Senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Raghav Chadha on Tuesday moved Delhi High Court challenging a trial court’s decision to vacate the Type VII bungalow allotted to him.

According to the sources, Chadha moved to high court over an interim order that stopped the Rajya Sabha secretariat from dispossessing him from the government bungalow allotted to him. The plea was referred for urgent hearing before a bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sanjeev Narula.

It is to be noted here that on October 5, the Patiala House court stated that AAP leader Chadha could not claim an absolute right to occupy the government bungalow after its allotment has been cancelled and privilege given to him has been withdrawn.

While seeking recall of the interim order, the Secretariat had asserted that the court granted the interim relief to Chadha without following the procedure contemplated under Section 80(2) of CPC and along with this the hearing was required to be given to both sides before granting the leave under the provision.

Noting the same the court had rejected Chadha’s argument that the accommodation once made to a Member of Parliament cannot be cancelled under any circumstances during the entire tenure of Member of Parliament.