Maintain some dignity, SC tells Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

Supreme Court asked Chowdhury to vacate the government bungalow.

New Delhi:

In an embarrassment to Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, the Supreme Court on Friday rejected his plea against the Delhi High Court order asking him to vacate the government bungalow.

The apex court asked him to maintain some dignity and vacate the government bungalow.

The Congress leader had moved the apex court to continue the possession of the bungalow.

The Delhi High Court had earlier on Wednesday refused to stay the eviction of the Congress MP from his bungalow in New Moti Bagh here.

Chowdhury had moved the High Court against the February 1 order dismissing his plea against the eviction, following which the concerned authorities had disconnected water and power supply to his ministerial bungalow at 14, New Moti Bagh, even as they started eviction proceedings against him.

According to the Directorate of Estates, the MP has been allotted another house on Humayun Road and given sufficient time to vacate the ministerial bungalow which, it said, he was not entitled to. But Chowdhury did not vacate despite several reminders in the past, it said.

The allotment of the bungalow was cancelled in 2014 by the ministry since he ceased to be a minister at the Centre after the 2014 general elections.

As a member of Lok Sabha, he is entitled for a Type-6 accommodation. He was allotted an alternative accommodation at C-1/99, Moti Bagh by the House Committee of Lok Sabha in January, 2015 which was not accepted by him.