New Delhi, July 29 -- The Centre has opposed petitions filed in the Delhi High Court seeking a stay on the fresh eviction proceedings against the Delhi Gymkhana Club (DGC), contending that the same were not maintainable, as the court lacks jurisdiction to entertain them. In an affidavit filed through standing counsel Ashish K Dixit, the Centre submitted that as per the law, the Estate Officer alone had the jurisdiction to adjudicate the applications arising from eviction proceedings. To be sure, the application against the June 29 notice, along with the suit challenging the May 22 notice, was listed before a bench of justice Avneesh Jhingan on Tuesday. The same was adjourned for September 3 after Khurana's counsel AM Singhvi submitted that ...