Overview
- The Delhi High Court listed the Indian Polo Association's petition for hearing on July 9 after a brief Wednesday hearing that did not grant any interim orders to protect the ground.
- The Centre has taken physical possession of the 15.20-acre Jaipur Polo Ground and has told the court it will not alter the playing turf while the case proceeds.
- Lower courts rejected the IPA's earlier interim applications and the government began demarcation of the site after a May 20 eviction order under the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act.
- The IPA says the ground is a specialised sporting facility whose turf needs continuous expert care and warns that digging, excavation or heavy works would cause irreversible damage to the playing surface and scheduled events.
- The July 9 hearing is the next decisive step for the IPA to seek formal, binding directions to preserve the turf and to resolve whether the site's asserted public-purpose use will proceed.