Archive · 4 Sep 2026
Centre Won’t Coerce Delhi Gymkhana Club Until September 16
The government and the Delhi Gymkhana Club are involved in a disagreement about the club’s property.
The government had issued a notice asking the club’s management to explain why it should not be evicted.
The property covers 27.3 acres on Safdarjung Road.
Some club members went to the Delhi High Court to challenge the notice.
They asked the court to temporarily stop the eviction process.
The Centre told the court it would not take forceful action against the club until September 16.
Justice Avneesh Jhingan heard the matter.
The court proceedings are continuing.
The Centre told the Delhi High Court it would take no coercive action against Delhi Gymkhana Club until September 16.
The assurance concerns the club’s eviction from its 27.3-acre premises on Safdarjung Road.
The dispute follows a June 29 show-cause notice issued to the club’s management.
The notice was issued by an estate officer of the Land and Development Office.
Justice Avneesh Jhingan was hearing petitions by club member Vijay Khurana and others seeking a stay on the notice.
- Who
- The Centre, Delhi Gymkhana Club, club member Vijay Khurana and other petitioners, and Justice Avneesh Jhingan.
- What
- The Centre undertook not to take coercive action against the club until September 16 amid an eviction dispute.
- When
- The undertaking was given on Thursday; the show-cause notice was issued on June 29, and the protection lasts until September 16.
- Where
- The Delhi High Court was hearing the matter concerning the club’s 27.3-acre premises on Safdarjung Road.
- Why
- Khurana and other club members sought a stay on the eviction show-cause notice issued by an estate officer of the Land and Development Office.
Club Members’ Position
Centre’s Position
Eviction notice
Club Members’ Position
Vijay Khurana and other petitioners sought a stay on the June 29 show-cause notice for eviction issued to the club’s management.
Centre’s Position
The Centre had initiated the eviction-related process through a show-cause notice issued by an estate officer of the Land and Development Office.
Immediate action
Club Members’ Position
The petitioners sought court protection against the eviction process concerning the club’s premises.
Centre’s Position
The Centre told the Delhi High Court that it would not take coercive action against the club until September 16.
- Court
- Delhi High Court
- Government undertaking
- No coercive action against the club until September 16
- Property size
- 27.3 acres
- Property location
- Safdarjung Road
- Notice date
- June 29
- Issuing authority
- An estate officer of the Land and Development Office
- Petitioners
- Delhi Gymkhana Club member Vijay Khurana and others