NEW DELHI: Disapproving of series of adjournments sought by the Union government in Subramanian Swamy’s petition seeking declaration of ‘Ram Sethu’ as a national monument, the Supreme Court on Thursday asked the government why it has been dragging its feet in taking a stand on this issue for years.
When Swamy sought adjudication of his long pending plea, central government counsel Nithin Pavuluri informed a bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices Hima Kohli and J B Pardiwala that though the counter affidavit is ready, it is awaiting approval from the concerned ministry. He sought some time to file the affidavit.
The bench said, “Why are you dragging your feet on this issue?” It gave four weeks to the Union government to file an affidavit stating its stand on Ram Sethu and allowed Swamy to put in a rejoinder in two weeks thereafter.
When Swamy sought adjudication of his long pending plea, central government counsel Nithin Pavuluri informed a bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices Hima Kohli and J B Pardiwala that though the counter affidavit is ready, it is awaiting approval from the concerned ministry. He sought some time to file the affidavit.
The bench said, “Why are you dragging your feet on this issue?” It gave four weeks to the Union government to file an affidavit stating its stand on Ram Sethu and allowed Swamy to put in a rejoinder in two weeks thereafter.