Delhi High Court stays eviction notice to noted Kathak artist Pandit Birju Maharaj
Birju Maharaj is a renowned Kathak artist and was allotted a government accommodation on account of his accomplishments, the court noted.
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Updated: Dec 31, 2020, 08:35 PM IST
The Delhi High Court has stayed the eviction notice issued to Kathak exponent Pandit Birju Maharaj by the Centre asking him to vacate the government accommodation allotted to him. In view of the above, the impugned notice dated October 9, 2020, is stayed till the next date of hearing, the high court stated in its order on passed on Wednesday.
A vacation bench of Justice Vibhu Bakhru issued notice and sought response of the Centre on a plea filed by the Kathak artist challenging the government s decision to cancel the allotment of his accommodation.