HC seeks govt stand on Cong’s 7, Jantar Mantar Highway plea
NEW DELHI: Delhi HC on Thursday sought the Centre and Delhi govt’s stand on a plea by Indian Nationwide Congress looking for execution of a sale deed within the occasion’s favour for its former headquarters at 7, Jantar Mantar Highway.Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav issued discover to authorities however refused to move any interim order. Whilst senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, showing for AICC, urged HC to make sure the premises was not allotted to anybody else, the courtroom mentioned it might first study whether or not the plea was maintainable.Justice Kaurav mentioned the petitioner should fulfill maintainability earlier than looking for interim reduction. “See what govt’s response is. You maybe need to file a civil swimsuit. This appears to be to wriggle out of limitation,” the decide mentioned.Singhvi argued INC was an allottee that possessed the property for many years. “I’ve been asking for execution of a conveyance deed repeatedly. There isn’t any denial. There isn’t any response. I’ve been in possession for 70 years. I’ve all paperwork and funds. They need to not allot it to someone else,” he instructed HC.Congress mentioned it has possessed a part of the property since Feb 1946, with allotment made in 1956. It paid Rs 6.1 lakh in 1959 in direction of sale consideration. Since 2017, it made representations to Delhi govt — liable for managing the property — looking for execution of the sale deed, however to no avail, the plea contended.
