01-28-2008, 02:49 PM
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday asked former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa to approach the Centre for her demand that the Sethusamudram canal project be declared a national heritage monument.
A bench comprising Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan and Justices Tarun Chatterjee and R V Raveendran told the AIADMK chiefâs lawyer that it was not the courtâs task to decide whether a structure is national heritage or not.
The court tagged Jayalalithaaâs petition with other pleas appealing for a stay on the canalâs construction.
Jayalalithaa had appealed the court to ask the Sethusamudram Corporation to take an alternative route for completing the project without demolishing the Ram Setu, a mythical bridge believers say was built by Lord Ram.
The Supreme Court has already directed authorities not to damage the Setu while continuing with the dredging activity.
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A bench comprising Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan and Justices Tarun Chatterjee and R V Raveendran told the AIADMK chiefâs lawyer that it was not the courtâs task to decide whether a structure is national heritage or not.
The court tagged Jayalalithaaâs petition with other pleas appealing for a stay on the canalâs construction.
Jayalalithaa had appealed the court to ask the Sethusamudram Corporation to take an alternative route for completing the project without demolishing the Ram Setu, a mythical bridge believers say was built by Lord Ram.
The Supreme Court has already directed authorities not to damage the Setu while continuing with the dredging activity.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/contact-centre.../57532-3-1.html