Delhi HC orders Centre to decide on AAP Office space request in six weeks

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday said the AAP is entitled to space for a party office here like other national political parties and asked the Centre to take a decision on the issue within six weeks.

• AAP ENTITLED TO OFFICE SPACE LIKE OTHER NATIONAL PARTIES: HC

Justice Subramonium Prasad observed that national political parties have the right to one housing unit from the general pool in Delhi for office use on payment of licence fee until they have acquired land for constructing their own.

“Pressure” or non-availability of a house in the general pool cannot be a reason for rejection of the request, the judge said.

“The fact that there is a huge pressure cannot be the only reason for the Respondents to deny the Petitioner (AAP) its right to be allotted an accommodation from the GPRA for setting up its party office,” the court said in its order.