B.Manoharan v. The Director General Of Archaeology

W.M.P.No. 696 of 2023 And W.P.No. 32163 of 2022 C.V.KARTHIKEYAN, J.

This Petition has been filed seeking to implead the respondents as 3rd and 4th respondents, namely, National Monument Authority, Ministry of Culture, No.24, Tilak Marg, Bhagwan Das Lane, Mandi House, New Delhi and the Regional Director (South) ASI & Competent Authority, National Monument Authority, Fort St. George, Chennai. 2.

It is stated that both the respondents are required to adjudicate the issues raised in the Writ Petition.

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This statement is also affirmed by the learned counsel, who appears for the first and second respondents. However it is also stated that quite additionally, the Ministry of Culture, represented by its Secretary, Government of India, New Delhi, is also a necessary party to the proceedings.

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C.V.KARTHIKEYAN, J., vsg 4.

Therefore quite apart from the proposed respondents 3 and 4, the said Ministry of Culture, represented by its Secretary, Government of India, New Delhi, is also added as a further respondent. 5.

This Petition stands allowed.

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