Shopkeepers Get 'Sudden' Eviction Order as LDA Cites Lease Expiry

The Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) has issued an eviction notice to around 150 shopkeepers at a commercial complex in Vibhuti Khand area of Gomti Nagar, citing expiry of a 30-year lease granted to a prominent corporate group in 1987.

- HT Correspondent

LUCKNOW:

The LDA now plans to take over the complex, built on a 4,741 square metre commercial plot, and sell it through e-auction, senior officials said.

LDA vice-chairman Prathamesh Kumar said the lease expired on January 3, 2017 and because it was not renewed since then, it was cancelled. He said the development authority would begin vacating the property with immediate effect. However, he did not reveal the final plan for redevelopment or e-auction timelines.

LDA executive engineer and commercial property in-charge Manoj Sagar said he was unaware of the issue.

Tension gripped the area on Wednesday after the LDA officials pasted a notice at the complex, declaring that the lease granted to the corporate group for 30 years had been cancelled with effect from May 25, 2025, and that the property now belongs to the LDA.