Tata Group’s petition rejected, SC allows NDMC to e-auction Taj Mansingh hotel
The Supreme Court allowed civic agency NDMC to e-auction five-star hotel Taj Mansingh on Thursday, presently being run by Tata Group firm Indian Hotels Company (IHCL), in the heart of the national capital.
A bench comprising Justices PC Ghose and RF Nariman allowed the plea of New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) that the Tata Group firm cannot have the right to refusal in the auctioning of the hotel.
The bench, however, asked the civic body to grant six months “breathing time” to the company in vacating the hotel in case they lose out in the e-auction. The court also said that the “blemish-free” record of Tata Group firm IHCL may be taken into account by NDMC while auctioning the iconic property.
The civic body had on March 3 told the apex court that it wants to e-auction the hotel. The court had earlier asked the IHCL, which challenged a Delhi High Court order allowing auction of the hotel, to file objections, if any, within a week.
The IHCL had told the apex court that it was “not clear” why NDMC wanted to auction the prime property which gave the “best revenue” to it. The company had submitted that NDMC expert report suggests that the …read more
