In Brief
This contempt petition challenged alleged violations of a 2012 Supreme Court judgment protecting Jantar Mantar, an ancient 18th-century astronomical monument in New Delhi, from construction. The petitioner sought demolition of a building constructed in breach of protected monument rules. The Supreme Court held that no express demolition direction had been issued in the original judgment, and that since permissions granted in 2013-2014 were subsequently revoked in 2016, no contempt could be established. The Court closed the contempt petition but requested the High Court expeditiously resolve pending disputes about whether the structure itself must be demolished.
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