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The Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry connected Saturday (June 13, 2026) took carnal possession of the 15.2-acre Jaipur Polo Ground successful the Race Course country of the nationalist superior aft a Delhi tribunal connected Friday (June 12, 2026) declined to assistance impermanent extortion to the Indian Polo Association (IPA) against a authorities bid requiring it to vacate the premises.
The possession was taken by officials of the Land and Development Office nether the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry. On May 20, an eviction bid was issued by the L&DO which sought possession of the onshore parcel, citing its request for a “larger nationalist purpose”. It, however, offered nary details astir the intended usage of the land.
The Delhi High Court had connected June 8 asked a territory tribunal to determine connected a plea by the Indian Polo Association (IPA) seeking a enactment connected the eviction notice.
However, the territory tribunal declined to assistance interim alleviation against the order.
Additional Sessions Judge Dhirendra Rana of Patiala House Court portion proceeding an exertion filed by the IPA nether the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971, denied the relief. The relation sought a enactment connected the implementation of the Centre’s eviction announcement issued connected May 20 directing it to vacate the multi acre land.
Similar requests considered
The tribunal noted that akin requests for alleviation had antecedently been considered by some the Principal District and Sessions Judge astatine Patiala House Courts and the Delhi High Court successful past 10 days, with neither granting extortion to the association.
“Keeping successful presumption the judicial subject and proprietary, I americium not inclined to enactment the execution of impugned bid adjacent till adjacent date,” the Court said.
At the aforesaid time, the tribunal directed the Union Government to taxable its responses to the entreaty and the enactment application. The substance is scheduled to beryllium heard adjacent connected June 17.
The IPA termed the eviction “wrongful, arbitrary and contrary to law,” and said it would prosecute each disposable ineligible remedies to safeguard its rights and interests.
The L&DO had besides issued eviction orders to the Race Course Club and Gymkhana Club, however, successful a alleviation to Delhi Gymkhana Club members, the Delhi High Court connected May 26 had taken enactment of the Centre’s submission that it would not instrumentality forcible possession of the colonial-era nine by June 5 and observed that nary interim bid was needed astatine that stage.
