June 10th 2024.
The Supreme Court of India has given the Aam Aadmi Party one final chance to vacate their office space, which is currently encroaching on land that was allocated to the Delhi High Court. The court issued this order on Monday, stating that the party must leave the premises by August 10. This decision was made by a vacation bench presided over by Justice Vikram Nath, who granted the party's request for an extension of the previous deadline of June 15. Justice Sandeep Mehta also sat on the bench and joined in the ruling.
The court has directed the AAP, which is led by Delhi's Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, to submit an undertaking within a week to the Supreme Court registry. This undertaking must state that the party will peacefully hand over the premises in question by August 10. The AAP's leader, Kejriwal, is currently in custody for a money laundering case related to an alleged excise policy violation. The court's decision to order the party to vacate their office space was made after a previous bench, led by Chief Justice of India Chandrachud, reprimanded the party for encroaching on a portion of land at Rouse Avenue. This land was originally allotted to the High Court to fulfill the infrastructural needs of the district judiciary.
In order to vacate the premises, the bench headed by Chief Justice Chandrachud had initially set a deadline of June 15. This was due to the upcoming general elections. The court had also advised the AAP to approach the Land & Development Office of the Union government to obtain alternative office space. Recently, the Delhi High Court had ordered the Centre to make a decision on the AAP's request for temporary accommodation within six weeks.
The party had argued that, as a recognized national party, they were entitled to temporary office space until permanent land is allocated for the construction of their office. This request was made in light of the fact that the party's current office space is encroaching on land allocated to the High Court. The news of the Supreme Court's order has been reported by IANS, a leading news agency.
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