ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA vs NARENDER ANAND .

The Supreme Court upheld the Delhi High Court's decision to vacate the injunction allowing construction on plot No.14, Janpath Lane, New Delhi, citing the need for compliance with the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Rules, 1959. The Court directed the Central Government to review the notification dated 16.6.1992 under Rule 32, emphasizing the importance of preserving ancient monuments as defined under Section 2(1) of the Ancient Monuments Preservation Act, 1904. The ruling reinforces the legal principle that construction activities must not infringe upon protected archaeological sites.