New Delhi, Aug. 29 -- The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Centre on a plea of former Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy seeking a direction to the Centre to timely decide his representation seeking to declare 'Ram Setu' as a national monument and of national importance.

A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta asked the government to file its response on the plea.

The petition sought national monument status for the 'Ram Setu' bridge and a survey by the Geological Survey of India and the Archaeological Survey of India in respect to 'Ram Setu' as an ancient monument of national importance.

Swamy stated that, in accordance with the Supreme Court's January 2023 order, he had made a representation to the Centre;...