India, Aug. 12 -- The Delhi High Court has stayed a trial court's order that had upheld the government's right to take back possession of the 7.58-acre property at Sujan Singh Park in central Delhi, which includes the iconic Ambassador Hotel.

A bench of Justice Neena Bansal Krishna, on Monday, observed that Sir Sobha Singh & Sons, the owners of the property, had remained in long and continuous possession of the property, which had been in use since the 1960s.

"The impact of the impugned judgment would not only affect the rights of the appellant, but may also affect numerous persons residing in the flats constructed in the suit property. The balance of convenience, therefore, lies in maintaining the existing position till the regular sec...