As the said site was declared as protected monument u/s 3 of the Ancient Monuments Preservation Act, 1904, in 1921, do we really bound to carry over such declaration by the British Government under AMASR Act without any value assessment on the grounds of cultural, historical, artistic, national pride, etc.? Before such assessment we should take a note that British people were only here to loot this nation and we should not glorify any of such person in any way.

The Article 49 of the Constitution of India specifies that it shall be the obligation of the State to protect every monument or place or object of artistic or historic interest, declared by or under law made by Parliament to be of national importance, from spoliation, disfigurement, destruction, removal, disposal or export, as the case may be.”

1. Under Section 2(j) of the AMASR Act, respondents declared the said tomb and circular vault as ancient monument merely on account of its existence for more than 100 years. The said site does not fulfill any criteria of an ancient monument, as it contains only the remains of close person of the then former Governor. This site does not have any historical, archaeological or artistic significance which need to be protected as ancient monument by respondents on government spending.