Pay Rs 40 lakh compensation for illegal occupation of Lodhi-era monument: SC to RWA

The Supreme Court has ordered the Defence Colony Resident Welfare Association to pay Rs 40 lakh for unauthorised occupation of the Lodhi-era monument 'Gumti of Shaikh Ali' for over six decades. The court has directed Delhi's archaeology department to restore the monument, following a report on the damage and alterations made by the RWA since the 1960s.