Delhi’s Patiala House Court on Thursday stayed the Rajya Sabha Secretariat’s order cancelling the allotment of the official accommodation to Aam Aadmi Party’s Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha. The court in its order held that Raghav Chadha, who is staying in the accommodation with his parents, shall not be removed from the house without due process of law.
Sudhanshu Kaushik, Additional District Judge at Patiala House Court, said, “Mr Chadha would suffer irreparable injury if he is dispossessed without due process of law.”
The court added that the Rajya Sabha Secretariat has been directed not to remove the AAP MP from Bungalow No- AB5 on Pandara Road in New Delhi until the next date of the hearing. The court has adjourned the hearing till July 10.
The Rajya Sabha Secretariat had recently sent a notice to the AAP MP to vacate his type-VII official accommodation, which was allotted to him last year. The Rajya Sabha Secretariat had said that the bungalow on Pandara Road was above Chadha’s grade as he was a first-time MP and entitled to a type-V accommodation.
The RS secretariat also pointed out that only former Union Cabinet Ministers, former Governors or former Chief Ministers, and former Lok Sabha Speakers, are entitled to type-VII accommodations.
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In response to this, Chadha had filed a civil suit that stated he was originally given Type-VI accommodation, but he had requested the RS Secretariat for type-VII accommodation, which was later given to him. He mentioned that after he was allotted his current official residence, his accommodation was cancelled arbitrarily without following due process. In the petition, Chadha pleaded for direction from the court to restrict the RS Secretariat from dispossessing him from the official accommodation. He also sought Rs 5.50 lakh in damages for mental agony and harassment.
(Edited by : Sudarsanan Mani)
First Published: Jun 8, 2023 3:14 PM IST
