Supreme Court to hear Moitra's circuit house eviction plea Thursday

The Supreme Court will take up Mahua Moitra's plea on Thursday challenging an order that led to her eviction from a circuit house in New Delhi, according to court schedules released this week.

The Trinamool Congress member had challenged the decision to terminate her accommodation at the state guest house following a controversy surrounding her parliamentary privileges and residence eligibility. The case centres on whether Moitra retained the right to occupy the facility after stepping down from certain parliamentary positions.

Moitra's legal team argued that the eviction was carried out without following due process and without granting her sufficient opportunity to present her case. The petition seeks to quash the eviction order and restore her access to the accommodation.

The bench hearing the matter will examine the procedural aspects of the eviction as well as the substantive issues regarding her eligibility to occupy the circuit house. The outcome could establish precedent regarding the rights of parliamentarians to government-provided accommodation.

Thursday's hearing represents a significant development in the dispute, which has drawn attention from political circles and raised questions about the administrative procedures governing the allocation of official residences in the national capital.