AAP MP Raghav Chadha moves court after not getting the Bungalow he wanted

New Delhi, Jun 08: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Raghav Chadha has moved a petition in Delhi’s Patiala House Courts against the Rajya Sabha Secretariat after it canceled the allotment of a Type-VII bungalow to him. In his plea, Raghav Chadha has argued that he could not have been dispossessed of the official bungalow without due procedure and the letter canceling the allotment is illegal.

 

 

 

The Rajya Sabha Secretariat in March canceled the allotment of a Type-VII bungalow in Delhi's Pandara Road to AAP's Raghav Chadha. Subsequently, he approached Patiala House Courts against RS Secretariat and got a stay order against dispossession.

 

 

 

In an order dated April 19, the Patiala House Courts directed that Chadha "shall not be dispossessed without due process of law". The Rajya Sabha Secretariat then filed an application opposing Chadha's plea and arguing that the court could not have passed the April 19 order without hearing the secretariat. On June 1, the Rajya Sabha MP filed a reply to the application, arguing that he had been legitimately allotted the bungalow as per procedure by the RS Chairman, had moved to the Type-VII bungalow after renovations, and that the allotment letter itself contained the circumstances/situations where he can be asked to vacate the premises. Chadha has argued that the RS Secretariat’s letter canceling the allotment is "arbitrary". The next hearing on the matter is scheduled for July 10.

 

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According to the Rajya Sabha Members Handbook, first-time MP Chadha is entitled to Type-V accommodation. MPs who are former Union Cabinet Ministers, former Governors or former Chief Ministers, and former Lok Sabha Speakers, are entitled to a Type-VII bungalow.