Overview

• District Congress president Sanjay Talwar and other party leaders submitted an application on July 17 challenging the July 11 ex parte eviction order
• Property owner Vimmy Gogna and her husband filed a police complaint and plan to seek contempt proceedings over bailiffs’ July 16 lock change and removal of Congress belongings
• The Clock Tower premises has hosted the party office for over 50 years without formal rent payments and has fallen into a dilapidated, unsafe condition
• Inspector Rajinderpal Singh said police were not informed of the bailiffs’ actions and will await fresh court directives before intervening
• Both sides are preparing further legal steps, with Congress seeking a stay pending full hearings and the owners pushing for enforcement and contempt action