Supreme Court agrees to hear Subramanian Swamy’s plea on Ram Setu
The Hindu
BJP leader has sought national heritage monument status for structure
The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear on March 9 a plea by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy to declare Ram Setu a national heritage monument.
In a mentioning made before Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana, Mr. Swamy said the case was pending for a long time and concerned an important issue.
The CJI acknowledged Mr. Swamy's sense of urgency and asked whether the government had filed its response. Mr. Swamy said it had filed affidavits in the past.
The case had been similarly mentioned by Mr. Swamy in April last year before the then CJI Justice S.A. Bobde.
Justice Bobde, who was due to retire in a few days, had said the case could be taken up in due course of time by his successor and present CJI Justice Ramana.
On January 23, 2020, the court similarly said it would consider the plea after three months.
Ram Setu, also known as Adam's Bridge, is a chain of limestone shoals between Pamban Island or Rameswaram Island, off the south-eastern coast of Tamil Nadu, and Mannar Island, off the north-western coast of Sri Lanka.