India, July 6 -- The Supreme Court administration has written to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) demanding the immediate repossession of Bungalow No. 5, Krishna Menon Marg in New Delhi, Hindustan Times reported earlier.

The property, officially designated as the residence for the serving Chief Justice of India (CJI), is currently occupied by former CJI DY Chandrachud, nearly eight months after his retirement in November 2024.

In its July 1 communication to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, cited in the HT report, the Supreme Court said that Chandrachud is to vacate the official CJI bungalow because the special permission granted to him and the maximum six-month period allowed under official rules had already e...