Supreme Court · 1997 INSC 334 · Decided 27 March 1997
Rajeev Mankotia v. The Secretary to the President of India and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1997 INSC 334 · [1997] 3 S.C.R. 421
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 862/1990
- Decided
- 27 March 1997
- Bench
- K. RAMASWAMY, G.B. PATTANAIK (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 32
Headnote
Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites -and Remains Act, 1958: Sections 2(a), 3, 4 and 11. Ancient Historical Monument of national importance-Duty of _ Govemment of India and State Govemment to protect-Held preservation and protection of ancient monuments is the duty of the Union of India and of national imp01tance or those of State impo1tance respectively to protect, preserve and D maintain them by preserving or restoring their oiiginal conditions. Viceregal lodge ui Shim/a-Historical background of-Decision of Union of India to conve1t the building into a tourist hotel while
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