New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- The Delhi High Court has stayed the operation of a June 9, 2026 judgment and decree that had reversed a 2009 trial court ruling in favour of Sir Sobha Singh and Sons Pvt Ltd in a long-running dispute with the Union of India over property at Sujan Singh Park, where the Ambassador Hotel is located.

Justice Neena Bansal Krishna, in an order pronounced on August 10, directed the parties to maintain status quo with respect to the suit property till the disposal of the second appeal. The court also restrained the Centre from acting upon the June 9 judgment and decree.

The dispute concerns an Agreement for Lease executed on October 8, 1945, relating to land measuring about 7.58 acres at Sujan Singh Park. The company had a...