Imphal, October 20: Even as the Court has ruled in favour of the BJP over the legal tussle with the MSCP on the office plot located near Thoubal bus parking, the BJP has approached the High Court against the prohibition order issued by the DC under Cr PC 144 at the land where the office stands.

Speaking to newsmen at the BJP office today, State unit president of the party Th Chaoba today said that the Court has ruled that the office belongs to the BJP as the real MSCP had merged with the BJP along with its symbol of Cultivator Cutting Crop.

An order ruling that the office and the plot belongs to the BJP was issued by the Civil Judge (Junior) Division, Imphal on October 6, after the BJP filed a case to prohibit the entry of Hemanta and his men to the office site.

Following the order issued by the Court, the BJP then approached the District Magistrate to lift the restrictions placed on the office under CrPC 144 on October 7, said Chaoba.

The DM however said that he would first seek a report from the SP of Imphal West.

The SP duly reported that there is no serious tension over the office complex between BJP and MSCP members as the Court had ruled in favour of the BJP and advised the lifting of CrPC 144, said Chaoba.

However till date the DC is yet to lift the restrictions and the BJP has approached the High Court to annul the restrictions, said Chaoba.

The hearing of the case will be held on November 8.The legal tussle between the MSCP and the BJP emerged when a small group of people led by M Hemanta challenged the legal merger, said Chaoba and added that they had claimed that the office could not be given to the BJP.

However all that is settled now as the Court has ruled in favour of the BJP, said a beaming Chaoba.

Hemanta was also a signatory to the merger of the real MSCP with the BJP then, said Chaoba and added that after the merger all the assets of MSCP were automatically transferred to the BJP.

However in a complete volte face, Hemanta along with some others refused to recognise the legal merger and claimed themselves to be the real MSCP, he added.

Chaoba further said that the Election Commission of India has already approved the merger of the MSCP with the BJP.

The ECI had also ruled that if Hemanta and his men wanted to stay as MSCP then the party had to be registered afresh, added Chaoba.

After the merger, Hemanta and his men lodged a case with the Deputy Settlement Director challenging the transfer of the office plot to the name of the BJP.

The matter was then referred to a Civil Court.

Hemanta and his men also lodged a case with the Additional District Judge (Fast Track Court) seeking a compensation of Rs 90,000 from the BJP for the damage done to the office as well as to restrict the entry of BJP members to the office, informed Chaoba.

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