After the Rajasthan government refused to pay a corporation a ₹50.31 lakh arbitral award, a Delhi court ordered the attachment of Delhi’s famous Bikaner House.
District Judge Vidya Prakash stated in her ruling that the 2020 arbitral verdict in favor of Enviro Infra Engineers Private Limited has become permanent after the Nagar Palika’s appeal was denied earlier this year.
“Keeping in view the fact that the Judgement Debtor (JD) had failed to comply with the direction for furnishing affidavit of their assets despite grant of repeated opportunities, the court, while agreeing with the submissions made on behalf of Decree Holder (DH), finds it a fit case for issuance of warrants of attachment against immovable property of JD namely Bikaner House, New Delhi,” the judge said, according to news agency PTI.
The court restrained the Nagar Palika of Rajasthan’s Nokha, which owns the Bikaner House, from transferring or charging the property by sale, gift or otherwise. The court also directed the representative of the Nokha Nagar Palika to appear before the court on November 29, the next date of hearing.
The Rajasthan government, meanwhile, said it will take immediate action in the matter.
Bikaner House, designed as the residence of Rajput rulers of Bikaner, was moved from Calcutta to Delhi in 1911 to create a grand imperial presence in historic Delhi. The ground floor housed reception suites, private rooms, and guest rooms, while the first floor housed the zenana, or women’s quarters.
The house reflects the regal grandeur and taste of its original patrons. During Indian independence in 1947, it was the venue for important meetings between royal families, where they deliberated on their futures and considered the accession policy for formally joining India. Categorized as a Grade II heritage building by the Archeological Survey of India, Bikaner House was opened to the public on November 18, 2015.
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Source: NDTV
