In Brief
A construction company challenged the constitutional validity of The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (Amendment and Validation) Act, 2010 through writ petitions filed under Article 32 of the Constitution. The Supreme Court declined to decide the matter in the first instance and remitted the petitions and a transferred case to the Bombay High Court for determination on merits. The Court reasoned that the High Court's findings would benefit the Supreme Court should the matter require reconsideration, and that no prejudice would result to the parties from this procedural arrangement.
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