Mohua Moitra faces setback as Delhi HC refuses to stay DoE notice to vacate govt bungalow

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ALSO READ: Mahua Moitra served fresh notice to vacate govt bungalow after expulsion as Lok Sabha MP in cash-for-query case The court listed Moitra's petition in which she challenged the eviction notice issued by the Directorate of Estates (DoE) for further hearing on January 24. Earlier, in her appeal to the high court, Moitra pleaded not to throw her out of the premises for the time being as she is a single woman and is undergoing treatment at a hospital. Senior advocate Brij Gupta, representing Moitra, submitted that she had undergone a surgical procedure and was admitted to a private hospital.

While representing the DoE, Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Chetan Sharma and central government's standing counsel Anurag Ahluwalia, opposed the plea saying there was no whisper of any medical or humanitarian condition in her representation to the authorities. Moitra’s counsel said she was ready to pay the charges to the authorities but she should not be thrown out of the premises at this stage. “Whatever you wish to charge, I am ready to pay.

Don’t throw me out. I have a medical condition. I am being treated at Medanta Hospital here and was in ICU.

I have no other house in Delhi. Treat it as my mercy petition. I am pleading for mercy," the counsel submitted on Moitra's behalf.

On being asked how much time she requires to vacate the property, Brij Gupta said four months would be ideal, but if the court feels it is too much, even two or two and a half months would be fine. He said Moitra was ready to give an undertaking to vacate the premises in four months. “You say you are ill and you need some time, on these grounds...