CENTER OF APPLIED POLITICS vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI LPA 95/2025, CM APPL. 7672/2025 & CM APPL. 7673/2025 CENTER OF APPLIED POLITICS .....Appellant Through: Mr. Samrat Nigam, Mr. Ashish Negi and Ms. Arpita Rawat, Advocates. versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Jaswinder Singh, Advocate for R-1 & 2. Mr. Tushar Sannu, Standing Counsel and Mr. Harsh Yadav, Advocate for MCD/R-3. Date of Decision: 10th February, 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TUSHAR RAO GEDELA JUDGEMENT TUSHAR RAO GEDELA, J.: (ORAL) LPA 95/2025 1. Present appeal has been preferred under Clause X of the Letters Patent assailing the impugned judgement dated 06.12.2024 in W.P.(C) 16309/2024 titled “Center of Applied Politics vs. Union of India & Ors.”, whereby the learned Single Judge had dismissed the writ petition filed by the appellant seeking quashing of cancellation of the Agreement to Lease dated 02.07.1977, granted in favour of the appellant. 2. Facts in brief are as follows:- 1971. The allotment was specifically for institutional purposes with a condition for construction of an office building and five single-seated rooms for visiting scholars from India and abroad. b) The Agreem