The Supreme Court on January 20, 2025, quashed a Punjab and Haryana High Court order directing a CBI probe into the Ambience Mall construction in Gurugram. The land was originally allocated for a group housing project but later partly shifted for commercial use. A Bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and Sandeep Mehta said the High Court’s July 10, 2020 ruling was "ex facie erroneous." They stated, "We are of the firm view that the High Court has proceeded on a totally erroneous assumption that the residential colony was required to be developed over the entire 18.98 acres and not 10.98 acres." The dispute concerns around 19 acres in Nathupur village along the Delhi-Jaipur Highway. The Court noted that the High Court ordered a CBI probe based on "unverified and inconclusive material." It condemned the "gross delay" as petitions were filed in 2015, almost eight years after Ambience Mall was operational. The Court said the delay and "rank silence" by flat owners raised serious doubts about their intentions. The Supreme Court also highlighted that the CBI had already filed a final report stating the de-licensing of eight acres for commercial use was legal. The Court stayed a National Green Tribunal order imposing a ₹10 crore environmental fine on the developer for alleged construction in a green area at Ambience Lagoon Apartments. It left open the possibility of the NGT reviving proceedings depending on the final judgment. Earlier, the Punjab and Haryana High Court had ordered the CBI probe after accusing the builder and authorities of collusion. The CBI had booked Ambience Group Chairman Raj Singh Gehlot and Haryana Urban Development Authority officials over alleged illegal conversion of residential land. The Ambience Group runs several projects, including malls and convention centres across the National Capital Region.