Today, On 16th May, The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) withdrew its petition from the Supreme Court regarding the allotment of office land. The decision marks a shift in the party’s approach to resolving the issue. The withdrawal aims to explore alternative solutions outside the judicial process. The implications of this move yet to unfold.
New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) withdrew its petition from the Supreme Court, which sought the allocation of land in the national capital for constructing its party offices. During the proceedings, Senior Advocate Abhishek Singhvi, representing AAP, informed a bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra that the case has been regularly heard by a single judge bench of the Delhi High Court.
Consequently, AAP decided to withdraw the plea from the Supreme Court.
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Singhvi stated, seeking permission to approach the Supreme Court again after the High Court delivers its verdict,
“I wish to withdraw it,”
The Supreme Court stated in its order,
“We allow the withdrawal of the SLP and, as requested before this Court, grant the petitioner the liberty to pursue appropriate legal proceedings if they are dissatisfied with the final decision of the High Court proceedings.”
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) approached the Delhi High Court with a plea, urging the Union government to allocate suitable land in New Delhi for constructing offices for its national and Delhi state units. AAP requested that the allocated land be centrally located and free from any encumbrances or encroachments, facilitating immediate commencement of construction.
The plea also calls for the annulment of two letters from the housing ministry, dated June 26 and September 15, which rejected AAP’s request for land allotment. The ministry had denied the request on the grounds that, no available vacant land on Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg or other central areas of Delhi for allocation.
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AAP contends that the National People’s Party, which gained national party status in 2019 with only one member each in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, allotted land at North Avenue for its national office. The party points out that other national parties have also been provided office space on centrally located lands, including Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg and Akbar Road.
Earlier this year, the Supreme Court directed AAP to vacate its offices on Rouse Avenue, as the land had been allocated to the Delhi High Court for the expansion of its district courts. Given its status as a national party, AAP emphasized the need for a suitable piece of land for its offices in its current plea.
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