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"It is significant that there should be any dispute about whether planning for so seismic an event existed," she said.

The union has warned that if the government does not amend the scheme, a formal dispute will be declared.

The trust's website says Penrhyn Castle's "formidable architecture, opulent interiors and fine art collection lean on a long history of sugar and slate fortunes, social unrest and the longest-running industrial dispute in British history".

Matters ranging from criminal trials to property and family disputes have been pending here for decades, leaving thousands of people in India's most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, trapped in legal limbo.

An independent dispute resolution process was available to all applicants who were not content with their offer, they said.