MUMBAI/NEW DELHI, May 25 -- Members of the elite 113-year-old Delhi Gymkhana Club have moved court challenging the government's notice to vacate and hand over the premises by 5 June.

The petition, seen by Mint, was filed before the Delhi high court by Vijay Khurana, a member of the club, challenging the 22 May notice to evict the club's 27.3-acre property at Safdarjung Road. The matter was mentioned before the bench of Justice Avneesh Jhingan on Monday, where senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi sought an urgent hearing. The matter is to be heard on Tuesday.

Khurana filed the plea against the Union of India through the Land and Development Office (L&DO) under the ministry of housing and urban affairs, which issued the eviction notice. ...