The Special Leave Petition of the state government was dismissed by a three-judge bench comprising Chief Justice Madan Mohan Punchhi, Justice K T Thomas and Justice D P Wadhwa after hearing the Advocate General S Vijayashankar and counsel K R Nagaraja. Just before the court dismissed the petition, the AG told the judges that the government would not be able to give back the palace property as it was vested with a public character and public interest was involved.