New Delhi, May 26 -- The Delhi High Court has set aside an interim order that had restrained the Estate Officer from proceeding against the Delhi Race Club under the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971, holding that the Union government has a statutory right to initiate eviction proceedings against an alleged unauthorised occupant of public premises.

A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia held that the Single Judge's order dated April 24, 2026, which deferred proceedings arising from the show-cause notice issued to the Delhi Race Club, could not have been passed without recording findings on a prima facie case, balance of convenience, and irreparable loss.

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