HC rejects Maruti Suzuki's plea over Naraina property

The Delhi High Court has rejected the plea of Maruti Suzuki India Ltd against ITDC's legal notice for termination of a Lease Agreement with it over a property here and also the Estate officer's eviction notice.
The court also imposed a cost of Rs 25,000 on the company and directed to pay the amount to Indian Tourism Development Corporation within four weeks.
A bench of Chief Justice D Murugesan and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw concurred with findings of the single judge who had dismissed the plea in October 2012 and said "we do not find any reason to interfere at this stage and do not find any merit in this appeal which is dismissed with costs of Rs. 25,000 in favour of Respondent No 1 (ITDC) and payable within four weeks."

Citing the Supreme Court's judgements, the bench said "the ratio of the aforesaid judgements would apply to the factual situation before us also, as the appellant, instead of contesting the notice issued under the PP Act before the respondent No.2 Estate Officer, has rushed to this court, thereby stalling the proceedings before the respondent."
In June 2010, ITDC's advocate had served a notice to Maruti for termination of the lease and in July that year its Estate Officer had served a notice to the car making company under section 4 of the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants)Act(PP Act).
Maruti is now running its sales and service centre at C-119 Naraina Industrial Area, Phase 1, New Delhi.

In the plea, Maruti said ITDC had sublet the property in 1988 and the sub-lease between the parties (Maruti and ITDC) was extended from time to time.