New Delhi, July 1 -- The eviction proceedings initiated by the Union Government against the Delhi Gymkhana Club have entered the next stage, with the Estate Officer issuing a statutory show cause notice to the Club under the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorized Occupants) Act, 1971, asking it to explain why an eviction order should not be passed against it.

The notice has been issued under Section 4(1) read with Section 4(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorized Occupants) Act, 1971, following the Union Government's plaint alleging that the Club has become an unauthorized occupant of the 27.3-acre property situated at 2, Safdarjung Road, New Delhi.

According to the notice issued through the Land & Development Offi...