Delhi court defers attachment of iconic Bikaner House
Hindustan TimesA Delhi court on Friday deferred the attachment of the iconic Bikaner House, granting the Rajasthan government and the Nokha Municipal Authority a week to deposit the ₹50.31 lakh arbitral award owed to a private enterprise, Enviro Infra Engineers Pvt Ltd. The order came after the Rajasthan government contested the attachment saying Bikaner House does not belong to the municipal authority. The court clarified that the attachment of Bikaner House, a heritage property located near India Gate in New Delhi, would be deferred only if the municipal authority deposits the awarded amount in the form of a fixed deposit receipt by the deadline. In its September 18 order, the court said: “The judgement debtor had failed to comply with the direction for furnishing an affidavit of their assets despite repeated opportunities… it is a fit case for issuance of warrants of attachment against the immovable property.” The attached property was identified based on information available in the public domain and from official Rajasthan government sources.
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