Enemy property’ Butler Palace

Article Title: Enemy property’ Butler Palace

05-11-2023

History and Culture Of India Current Affairs Analysis

The palace, originally built as the official residence of the Commissioner of Avadh, Harcourt Butler, in 1915, was owned by the royal family of Mahmudabad.

It is a mix of Rajasthani and Indo-Mughal styles.

After the India-Pakistan war in 1965, Butler Palace was declared “enemy property” by the Government of India.

The Enemy Property Act, 1968, which came later, made the stand more binding.