Supreme Court
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on Friday told the Supreme Court that it will submit its inquiry report within a week on a petition seeking protection of religious structures at Delhi’s Mehrauri Archaeological Park. A bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar was hearing a petition against a Delhi High Court order banning the demolition of centuries-old religious structures in Delhi’s Mehrauli Archaeological Park, including the 13th-century Ashiq Allah Dargah and Baba Farid Ki Chillagah. Refuse to pass security instructions.
According to Live Law, in July this year, the judge named ASI as a party to the case and sought a status report. The judge also sought a report from the National Monuments Service. Additional Solicitor General KM Nataraj appeared on behalf of ASI on Friday. He told the court that once the report is ready, it will be submitted within a week.
The court will hear the case in February
After this, the CJI said ASG Nataraj of ASI said that the ASI report is ready and will be submitted within 1 week. Restocked the week starting February 24, 2025. Earlier, the Supreme Court had directed petitioners and officials to first represent themselves before a religious committee constituted by the court. Decisions made by the religious committee must be recorded before they can be implemented.
Petition expresses concerns over demolition
In a petition filed in the high court, people feared that Dargah and Chillagah in Mehrauli will soon be demolished by the Delhi Development Authority. The petition mentions the demolition of the 600-year-old Akhonji Mosque. The court, on behalf of government authorities, was told that no protected monument or national monument would be demolished. The matter has since been settled in the High Court.
High Court order challenged in Supreme Court
Pursuant to your order, a Division Bench headed by Justice Manmohan gave its opinion on the need to balance the rights of unauthorized encroachment and inheritance. A man named Jamir Ahmed Jumlana has challenged the decision in the Supreme Court and hearings are currently underway.
