India, July 16 -- The legendary Ambassador sedan may have been reduced to mere nostalgia, but its mother company, Kolkata-based Hindustan Motors Limited, continues to be entangled in a legal battle with the West Bengal government over the possession of its production plant.

The company has alleged that the state unlawfully took possession of its plant in Hooghly district without notice, though it is the subject of a case pending in the Supreme Court, PTI has reported.

The government has shot back saying the state had techically taken back 395 acres of land in 2022 from the company, which has been declared financially sick, as the land was unutilised. The company was given ample opportunities to demonstrate its use, which it failed to do...