Ahead of the courts order, the Himachal Pradesh government had argued that since EIH had failed to comply with the direction of the arbitral award of July 23, 2005, the state government had decided to resume the ‘Wild Flower Hall property and take its possession in terms of the award. In 1995, the Oberoi Group converted the property spread over 77,000 square meters into a five-star hotel after signing an agreement with the Himachal Pradesh government through a joint venture called Mashobra Resort Ltd (MRL).