Update in August 2026: Nearly a month after this report was published, the Supreme Court had ordered a status quo in the matter, granting the hospitality company temporary relief in May. It also issued a notice to the civic body.
A Delhi High Court bench has done what a Delhi civic agency thought was long overdue: turned down an order that could have drained crores in public money while letting a luxury hotel chain sit on prime Lutyens’ Delhi land for a fraction of what it’s worth.