Bahuguna tells HC he will vacate govt bungalow by Feb 15

Former chief minister Vijay Bahuguna today gave a written undertaking to the Uttarakhand High Court saying he will vacate the government bungalow allotted to him by the deadline set by it and also pay nearly Rs 40,000 as occupation charges to the state government.
Giving the undertaking through an affidavit, he said that in compliance with the court's order dated December 5,he will vacate the house popularly known as Bijapur House on or before February 15.
Bahuguna also said he will pay an amount of Rs 39,440 as calculated by the state government toward occupation charges from the day he was in the possession of Bijapur House.

He is among five former chief ministers of Uttarakhand who were asked by the high court to vacate the bungalows allotted to them by February 15 next year.
Taking serious note of former chief ministers shying away from vacating sprawling government bungalows allotted to them, a divison bench of Chief Justice K M Joseph and Justice V K Bisht had set the deadline and warned them of stern measures, including forced eviction, if they failed to meet it.
Former chief minister Bhagat Singh Koshyari has already filed an affidavit in the court saying he had vacated the bungalow allotted to him.