SC junks PIL to remove ‘wrong’ facts on Taj Mahal

seeking the removal of alleged wrong historical facts related to the construction of the Taj Mahal from history books and find the age of the monument. A bench of justices M R Shah and C T Ravikumar asked the petitioner to approach the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and make a representation before it. “The PILS are not meant for fishing enquiry. We are not here to reopen history. Let history continue. The writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. The petitioner is granted liberty to make representation to the ASI. We have not expressed any merits on the same,” the bench said. The top court was hearing a plea seeking direction to the Centre to remove alleged wrong historical facts about the construction of the Taj Mahal from history books and textbooks. The plea also sought directions to the ASI to carry out a probe into the age of the Taj Mahal. be the basis for faulting the Government’s 2016 notification to ban currency notes of ₹500 and ₹1000, the Centre told the Supreme Court, adding the cutoff date December 30 to deposit old currency notes did not violate fundamental rights of citizens. Defending the November 8, 2016 notification by which nearly 86% of the currency in circulation was withdrawn, Attorney General R Venkatramani said, “Difficulties and issues that might have arisen in the course of giving effect to the notification (of November 8) and the Specified Bank Notes (Cessation of Liabilities)

Act, 2017 cannot be said to be flaws, affecting the decision-making process.” He was responding to a bunch of petitions challenging the power of the Government to issue the notification.