Delhi High Court today dismissed the appeal filed by Indian Hotels Company Ltd (IHCL), which runs the Taj Mansingh Hotel in Delhi, against the auctioning of the property by New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC). A bench of justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Pratibha Rani said while pronouncing the judgement that IHCL has no right seeking renewal or grant of licence for further period. The division bench had on October 24 reserved the verdict on IHCL's plea in which they have challenged the single judge order dismissing their suit seeking to restrain NDMC from auctioning the property.The hotel, owned by NDMC, was given to IHCL on a leasefor 33 years. The lease had ended in 2011 and the company was given nine temporary extensions since then on various grounds, with three of them granted last year itself.