India, May 26 -- The Delhi High Court on Tuesday refused to grant interim relief to the Delhi Gymkhana Club in its ongoing eviction dispute with the Centre, while recording the government's assurance that no forceful or coercive eviction would take place without prior notice and due legal process.

Justice A. Jhingan issued notices to the Centre on petitions filed by members of the 113-year-old elite club and its staff welfare association, and posted the matter for hearing at the end of July.

The dispute arose after the Land and Development Office (L&DO) directed the Delhi Gymkhana Club to vacate its 27.3-acre premises by June 5. The government invoked clause 4 of the original lease deed, which permits resumption of the land for "public ...