EIH told to hand Wildflower over Hall to HP govt

The legal battle between EIH and the HP govt over the heritage property in Shimla began 20 years ago

- Priyanka Gawande

The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a Himachal Pradesh High Court’s order asking East India Hotels Ltd (EIH) to vacate and hand over the 5-star Wildflower Hall hotel in Mashobra, Shimla, to the state government by March 2025.

Last year, following the high court’s order of 17 November, the state government immediately took control of the hotel. The high court, however, later stayed its order after EIH, a part of the Oberoi Group, filed a review petition before the court. In January, the high court, while admitting a petition filed by the state government, directed an EIH subsidiary to vacate the hotel.