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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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CS(OS) 651/2013, IAs 9691/2015, 15819/2015 & 1530/2016

THE INDIAN HOTELS COMPANY LTD

..... Plaintiff

Through:

Mr. Rajiv Nayar, Sr. Adv.

with Mr. Rishi Agrawala, Mr.

Karan Luthra, Ms. Niyati

Kohli & Mr. Saurabh Seth,

Advs.

versus

NEW DELHI MUNICIPAL COUNCIL

..... Defendant

Through:

Mr. Sanjay Jain, ASG with

Mr. Akshay Makhija, CGSC,

Mr. Siddharth Thakur, Mr.

Vidur Mohan, Ms. Bani

Dixit, Ms. Rhea Verma &

Ms. Mahima Bahl, Advs.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.KAMESWAR RAO

V.KAMESWAR RAO, J.

1. This is a suit filed by the Indian Hotels Company Ltd., plaintiff

with the following prayers:-

2016:DHC:6269

circumstances of the case.‖

2. The case, as set up by the plaintiff in the plaint is, that the areas in

what is popularly known as „Lutyens‟, Delhi are governed by the special

local authority which was formerly known as New Delhi Municipal

Committee constituted under the provisions of Punjab Municipal Act,

1911, these areas including various lands owned by the Government of

India. One of the plot, which is the subject-matter of the suit is plot

known as Plot No.1, Mansingh Road, New Delhi admeasuri