India, June 13 -- A Delhi court has declined to grant interim relief to the Indian Polo Association (IPA), paving the way for the Centre to take possession of the historic Jaipur Polo Ground in the Race Course area of the national capital.

Additional Sessions Judge Dhirender Rana refused to stay the execution of the government's eviction order, noting that similar requests had earlier been rejected by both the Patiala House Court and the Delhi High Court. The court said judicial discipline and propriety did not permit it to grant relief that had already been denied by higher forums.

The dispute concerns the 15.20-acre Jaipur Polo Ground in Lutyens' Delhi. The Land and Development Office (L&DO) under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Aff...