New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday extended till August 10 the deadline given to the Aam Aadmi Party to vacate its office at Rouse Avenue in the national capital.

The top court had on March 4 directed the party to vacate its office by June 15, noting that the plot was allotted to the Delhi High Court for expansion of judicial infrastructure.

A vacation bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta took note of the arguments of senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, appearing for AAP and others, and extended the deadline till August 10.

The bench said that you will have to hand over the possession of the building located at 206, Rouse Avenue here on or before August 10.

The complex was earlier allotted to the Delhi High Court to create infrastructure for the district judiciary in the national capital.