Delhi High Court Refuses PIL Seeking INA Memorial at Red Fort

The Delhi High Court refused to direct the government through public interest litigation to establish a memorial for Subhash Chandra Bose's Indian National Army at the Red Fort.

What happened

The Delhi High Court refused to direct the government through public interest litigation to establish a memorial for Subhash Chandra Bose's Indian National Army at the Red Fort. It rejected the contention that failure to create the memorial violated Articles 14 or 21. Establishment of a memorial is an executive policy matter and cannot ordinarily be converted into an enforceable fundamental-rights entitlement. The government remains free to consider the proposal, but the Court declined to compel it through constitutional writ jurisdiction.

Legal significance

The legal effect is confined to the present ruling or procedural development. Allegations and submissions are not treated as established facts.

What follows

The matter proceeds according to the operative judicial or statutory process described above.

Source: Original report