Srinagar, July 26 -- The Nedous and several other Hotels in Gulmarg continues to operate on government land nearly seven years after the Jammu and Kashmir High Court ordered its eviction, following a finding that the hotel was occupying the land without a valid lease.

According to official records and the High Court judgment dated September 6, 2018, the hotel has been functioning without a valid lease since its expiry on December 31, 1985. The court noted that while the original lease granted in 1963 was for 2 kanals and 13 marlas of land, the hotel had expanded over the years to occupy nearly 98 kanals-an increase not backed by official authorization.

The Division Bench, led by then Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice Alok Aradhe, he...