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The Central Government connected Thursday (September 25, 2025) assured the Delhi High Court that “appropriate” residential accommodation would beryllium allotted to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) nationalist convenor and erstwhile Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal wrong 10 days.
Solicitor General (SG) Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, made the submission earlier Justice Sachin Datta.
Justice Datta said the Court would grounds the assurance successful its bid and observed that specified matters needed a wide procedure.
The Court was hearing a plea filed by the Aam Aadmi Party seeking a bungalow for its nationalist convener successful the capital.
During the hearing, elder advocator Rahul Mehra, representing the AAP, said that the Centre indispensable specify the class of accommodation to beryllium allotted, adding that it cannot beryllium a downgrade from the accommodation fixed to Mr. Kejriwal successful the past.
The Court, however, said Mr. Kejriwal could attack the authorities again if dissatisfied with the residence allotted.
The substance comes aft repeated hearings successful which the Court had expressed interest implicit delays and deficiency of clarity successful the allotment process.
On September 16, the Court had censured the Centre for its “free strategy for all” approach, noting that allocation of authoritative residences could not beryllium near to discretion oregon whims.
It was earlier informed that a Type VII bungalow astatine 35, Lodhi Estate — which was projected by the enactment for Mr. Kejriwal — had already been allotted to Union Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary successful July.
The bungalow was vacated by BSP main Mayawati successful May this year.
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In its petition, the AAP said nether the guidelines for allotment of accommodation from the wide excavation to governmental parties, the president of a recognised nationalist enactment was entitled to 1 authorities residence successful Delhi, provided they neither ain a location nor person been allotted 1 successful immoderate different authoritative capacity.
