Delhi HC refuses to interfere in Congress MP’s eviction appeal

The Delhi High Court is in no mood to entertain political battles. A Division Bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath today declined to hear an appeal filed by Congress leaders Ambika Soni and Kumar Selja..The appeal was preferred by the Congress MPs against a Single Bench order dismissing Soni and Selja’s plea challenging eviction notices issued to them by the Govt. The Division Bench, however offered some leeway to the Petitioners when it said,.“We can set aside the costs but the judgment itself requires no interference.”.Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal who appeared for Soni and Selja, argued that he could convince the Court to reconsider the decision of the Single Bench. Sibal submitted that the parties were ‘not concerned with the accommodation’ but an allotment made by the House Committee could not be set aside by the Estate Office..Earlier, the Single Bench of Justice RS Endlaw had passed a strongly worded judgment while dismissing the petition. Commenting that the Petitioners were imputing ‘political overtones’ to the matter even when there were none, Justice Endlaw had dismissed the matter while imposing costs of Rs. 25, 000..Upon Sibal’s request, the Bench directed for the Registry to post the matter before a different Bench. The case will now be taken up for hearing on August 11.