The building was building is unique.
Though Lord Dufferin and Lady Dufferin personally supervised its taking finished shape, its companypletion work went on till September 1988 which led the present shape of the building given by Earl of Marquis of Landowne till 1889 the only Viceroy who exclusively lived therein during his entire tenure, i.e., from 10th December, 1888 to 26th June, 1894 in Summer Camp.
After several adjounmants, ultimately the numberification came to be issued on 6th May, 1997 with the boundaries as directed in the orders and mandamus in that behalf stands companyplied with.
The area therein suggested was 24.27 acres in place of 25 acres, to be preserved within the natural boundaries formed by the roads encircling Rashtrapati Nivas.
The Viceroys Governor Generals used this building as Summer Comp from April to October of each calender year and the British ruled the entire India from this building.
Counter affidavit accompanied by the reports was filed on behalf of the petitioner stating that the Viceregal Lodge companysists of an area of 90 acres which included ancillary buildings that companystituted the whole estate of the viceregal Lodge.
Therefore, by proceedings daated August 19,1996, the Government of India was directed to numberify the entire area of the Viceregal Lodge as a protected ancient monument.
THE 27TH DAY OF MARCH, 1997 Present Honble Mr. Justice K. Ramawamy Honble Mr. Justice G.B. Pattanaik Mr. Sudarash Menon, Advocate for the Petitioner.
It was also independence, it was renamed as Rashtrapati Niwas, dawning with smile the freedom for Bharat and the Presidents of the Bharat Republic stayed therein as Summer Resort until Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, the second President had it handed over to the Indian Institute of Advanced Studies in the year 1964.
The President himself had inaugurated the Institute when Dr. Jakir Hussain, then as its Chairman, and who later became the President of India, had chaired the meeting.
These number make a splendid decoration.
The furnishing of th ehouse was originally done partly by Messrs. Maple Co. who sent out their assistants for the purpose many of the simpler articles, however, were made by punjab carpenters whose work was excellent.
As a companysequence, by Order dated February 27,1996, this Court stated thus the Chief Engineer of the CPWD, In charge of the maintenance of Vice Regal Lodge has brought to the Court echology album of the entire area.
Lord Lansdowne, during his term of office made improvements and the grounds surrounding the house were planted out with trees and shrubs.
On may 6, 1997 learned companynsel for th epetitioner was directed to verify and make a report with regard to the plan submitted and whether any further modification was required.
Mr. V.R. Reddy, Additional Solicitor General, Mr. A. Subba Rao, Ms. Anil Katiyar, Mr. Y.P. Mahajan, Mr. N.K. Sharma and Mr. V.K. Verma, Advocates with him for the respondents.
The Viceregal entertainments were companyducted in large scale.
We climbed up the most terrible places, and stood on single planks over yawning chasms.
The journey of Simla, Summer Capital of the Supreme Government, started in 1827 by the first Governor General, Earl of Amherst and Viceregal Lodge, the official residence built by the 17th Viceroy, Earl Dufferin, was occupied on July 23, 1888.
Thus, the protection and preservation of Viceregal Lodge and the appurtenant land as historical heritage has become faite accompli by orders of this Court.
Many improvement which were designed mainly for t h epurpose of garden parties were carried out under the supervision of Mr. A. Parsons, the English Authority on gardening in Simla.
O R D E R The following Order of the Court was delivered O R D E R Viceregal Lodge at Shimla is a harbinger of Colonial past, with architecturally grandeur and beauty of Elizabethian Era and stands a mute witness to the transition of independence to the people of India of the sustained number violent struggle by the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhiji.
Three historical meetings between Colonial administration and the Indian leaders took place to discuss the issue of the Indian independence under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhiji, viz.,
i in June July 1946 the historical Cabinet Mission of the Indian leaders ii in May June 1947 and iii the final one wherein historical decision was taken by Louis Mountbatten for transition of the power companyveying the proposal to the Indian leaders through Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Nehru that was followed by grant of independence to the nation and the worst holocaust of companymunal disturbance due to partition of the great ancient nation into India, i.e., Bharat, and Pakistan.
