New Delhi, June 13 -- The Central Government has taken possession of the Jaipur Polo Ground in Delhi's Race Course area, formally asserting its control over the property by displaying a notice declaring the land to be government property and warning against any unauthorised occupation or encroachment.

The notice, put up by the Land & Development Office (L&DO), states that the land belongs to the Government of India and cautions that any unauthorised occupation, encroachment, construction activity or other illegal use of the premises would attract action under applicable laws.

The development comes in the midst of an ongoing dispute between the Union Government and the Indian Polo Association (IPA) over possession of the multi-acre groun...