NEW DELHI: On Thursday, Supreme Court agreed on to hear a petition filed which appeals the Centre to declare the Ram Sethu as a national heritage monument. The PIL was established by former Rajya Sabha lawmaker, Subramanian Swamy.
A bench took into consideration the submission done by Subramanian, which went unheard until now. The PIL is listed for hearing now, which is confirmed by a bench including Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justice P S Narasimha.
The apex body on 19th January advised Subramanian to put forward his case with the Centre, and asked him to appeal the court again if he does not receive satisfactory outcome. Currently, CJI Chandrachud who is also included in the five judge Constitution Bench, is engaged in hearing cases related to power crisis in Maharashtra, and contradictions between Delhi administration and Centre in connection with control of services.
The court announced that the Subramanian’s petition will be discussed once these matters are resolved. Ram Sethu is also called by the name Adam’s bridge, is a chain of limestone shoals between Pamban Island, off the south-eastern coast of Tamil Nadu, and Mannar Island, off the north-western coast of Sri Lanka.
The BJP leader is of the view that, he had already gained victory in relation with the public interest litigation, when the Centre accepted the existence and essence of Ram Sethu.
It is worth mentioning here that, Subramanian Swamy decided to form a petition regarding declaration of the Ram Sethu as a national monument based on the controversy regarding Sethusamudram Ship Channel Project, which was established by the UPA-I government.
The project faced a lot of criticism by environmentalists and social activists and few Hindu religious organisations. The prime reason behind this was the project demands the creation of a 83km water channel, which will merge Mannar with Palk Strait. The process was supposed to be completed by extreme dredging and cutting down limestone shoals.
Also Watch: