The Delhi High Court has scheduled a hearing for January 4 on a plea filed by Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra, challenging the cancellation of her government accommodation.
This decision comes in light of the Supreme Court's scheduled hearing on January 3 regarding her expulsion from the Lok Sabha.
Justice Subramonium Prasad, presiding over the case, adjourned the hearing to the specified date.
The counsel for Moitra requested the court to direct the Directorate of Estates to submit a reply to the petition before January 4. However, the high court stated that it would only consider this request on the next hearing date.
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The petition seeks to set aside the Directorate of Estates' December 11 order or, as an alternative, allow Moitra to retain possession of the accommodation until the results of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections are declared.
Senior advocate Pinaki Misra, representing Moitra, emphasized that the petitioner only seeks to maintain possession of the government accommodation until May 31, 2024.
During the proceedings, the Directorate of Estates was represented by Additional Solicitor General Chetan Sharma and Central government standing counsel Anurag Ahluwalia.
Moitra faced expulsion from the Lok Sabha on December 8, 2023, after being found guilty of "unethical conduct." The expulsion was based on allegations of accepting gifts from businessman Darshan Hiranandani and sharing her user ID and password of the Parliament website with him.
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Having already challenged her expulsion in the Supreme Court following the Lok Sabha's adoption of the ethics committee's recommendation for her ouster, the case is set for a hearing on January 3, 2024.
