New Delhi, April 8 -- : The Supreme Court on Thursday said that on April 26 it will hear a plea of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy seeking direction to the Centre to declare 'Ram Sethu' a national heritage monument.
A bench headed by Chief Justice SA Bobde said, "Let next CJI (Justice NV Ramana) deal with this issue. I do not have so much time. This issue requires time and I do not have it."
Chief Justice Bobde, who is retiring on April 23, told Swamy who submitted that the issue is pending for long time and urgent hearing is required.
In his plea, the BJP leader has urged the apex court to pass and order and direct, "Union of India along with National Monuments Authority (NMA) to declare Ram Setu as an Ancient Monu...