Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act

The Union culture ministry is looking to rationalise the prohibited and regulated zones around protected monuments by amending the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958. The whole idea is to make them more flexible and public friendly

The Supreme Court on Tue...

Allahabad High Court division bench while hearing a PIL filed by Mohd Moin Quraishi has said that the court cannot direct the government to issue a notification declaring any monument as a monument of national importance.