New Delhi, Sept. 19 -- The Supreme Court today directed that status quo be maintained with respect to the Tomb of David Yale and Joseph Hynmers, situated inside the compound of the Law College within the Madras High Court campus.
A bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta passed the order while issuing notice on a plea filed by Senior Advocate T Mohan, challenging the Madras High Court's decision that ordered relocation of the tomb after holding that it did not qualify as an "ancient monument."Senior Advocate Shyam Divan, appearing for the petitioner, argued that the tomb was declared a protected monument by a notification dated January 20, 1921, issued under Section 3 of the Ancient Monuments Preservation Act, 1904....