The bench of Justices MM Sundresh and Rajesh Bindal of the Supreme Court said that they do not seem to interfere in this matter. Over time, everywhere develops. Gandhiji lived in an area of ​​5 acres of the ashram. The Gujarat government has given an affidavit to the High Court to maintain its nature as before.
Advocate Kalishwaram Raj, presented for Tushar Gandhi, said that the High Court settled the case by taking the affidavit of the Gujarat government on record. But if this affidavit is not followed, what will the petitioner do? On this, the judges said that we do not hear on the basis of apprehensions. If the affidavit is not followed, then you can adopt the appropriate legal option.
The Gujarat government wants to re -develop Mahatma Gandhi’s ashram area on the banks of the Sabarmati river in Ahmedabad. Under this project, 48 dilapidated buildings spread over 55 acres of the ashram are to be brought to their original form. Tushar Gandhi opposed this project of Rs 1200 crore in the High Court.
The Gujarat government had told the High Court that the 3 most important buildings in the central area of ​​the entire campus are not being touched. These are 3 buildings- Gandhi Ashram, Museum and Magan Niwas. Taking this statement on record, the High Court settled the case.
The Supreme Court also questioned the challenge of the High Court’s decision in September 2022. The judges asked where the petitioners live? The lawyer replied that he lives in Mumbai. On this, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, presented for the Gujarat government, said that the petitioners live most of the time in the US. In between, they file some petitions. On this, Kalishwaram Raj said that the reason for the delay was the personal busyness of the petitioner. Due to one death and a marriage in the family, he could not file a petition on time. However, the judge did not get very confident of this argument.
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