No proposal to allot Central Secretariat club premises to anyone: Centre tells Delhi High Court

The Centre has informed the Delhi High Court that there is no proposal to allot the Central Secretariat Club premises to anyone at this stage. The submission was made while the court was hearing an interim application filed by the club seeking a stay on the Centre’s decision to withdraw its recognition and the subsequent eviction order. Taking note of the government’s submission, Justice Amit Mahajan said no interim directions were necessary at this stage.

The court, however, permitted the club to remove its belongings from the premises within a week. “Considering the above, no order is required to be passed. The petitioners are permitted to take away their belongings in next one week.

List on the date already fixed, that is, December 21, 2026,” the court said. The club, earlier known as Talkatora Club, has challenged the government’s decision to withdraw its recognition as well as an eviction order issued by the estate officer directing it to immediately vacate its premises in the President’s Estate.