Pay compensation for illegal occupation of Lodhi-era monument: SC to RWA

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"We think it will be appropriate if compensation of Rs 40 lakh is paid by the Resident Welfare Association (RWA) to the department of archaeology, Delhi govt, entrusted with the task of conservation and restoration of the monument," the bench said.

The Supreme Court has directed the Defence Colony Resident Welfare Association to pay Rs 40 lakh as compensation for the unauthorised occupation of Lodhi-era monument "Gumti of Shaikh Ali" for over six decades.

The bench had directed Delhi's archaeology department to constitute a committee for the restoration of the monument.

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