The Allahabad High Court disposed of the Samajwadi Party’s plea after the Sitapur Nagar Palika withdrew its notice asking the party to vacate its district office. The court allowed the party to challenge any future eviction action as per law.
The Allahabad High Court on Thursday disposed of a writ petition filed by the Samajwadi Party after the Nagar Palika Parishad of Sitapur withdrew its notice asking the party to vacate its district office.
The matter was heard by the Lucknow Bench of the High Court, which took note of the fact that the municipal body had withdrawn its earlier notice on the same day. In view of this development, the court found no reason to continue with the proceedings and accordingly disposed of the petition.
Earlier, the Nagar Palika Parishad had issued a notice dated January 7 directing the Samajwadi Party to vacate its district office premises in Sitapur within 15 days. This notice had prompted the party to approach the High Court, challenging the legality of the action taken by the municipal authority.
During the hearing, counsel for the Nagar Palika Parishad, SC Kashish, informed the court that the notice requiring the party to vacate the premises had already been withdrawn on Thursday itself. He further stated that any future action, if required, would be taken strictly under the appropriate rules and legal procedures.
Taking this statement on record, the High Court disposed of the petition while granting liberty to the Samajwadi Party to challenge any further steps taken by the authorities in accordance with law, if such action is initiated in the future to vacate the office premises.
The order was passed by a Bench comprising Justices Rajan Roy and A K Chaudhary on the writ petition filed by the Samajwadi Party through its Sitapur unit president, Chhatrapal Singh.
On behalf of the Samajwadi Party, advocate Gaurav Mehrotra had earlier argued that the notice issued by the Nagar Palika Parishad was legally defective. He submitted that the party was in possession of the office premises on the basis of a registered lease deed and that such possession could not be disturbed merely through a municipal notice.
The party’s counsel further contended that if the lease was to be cancelled, the Nagar Palika Parishad would have to follow due legal process and obtain an appropriate order from a civil court. According to the submission, any attempt to evict the party without approaching a competent civil court would be unlawful.
With the withdrawal of the notice by the municipal body, the immediate threat of eviction stood removed, leading the High Court to close the matter while safeguarding the party’s right to seek legal remedies in case of any future action.
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