Supreme Court Dismisses Plea To Declare Agra As 'World Heritage Site'
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Supreme Court Dismisses Plea To Declare Agra As 'World Heritage Site'

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The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed an application seeking to declare the city of Agra as a "World Heritage Site. "A bench comprising Justices Abhay S Oka and Augustine George Masih observed that the Court cannot pass any direction to declare any place as a heritage site.The counsel for the applicant submitted that a nomination has to be made to UNESCO for "World Heritage. The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed an application seeking to declare the city of Agra as a "World Heritage Site." A bench comprising Justices Abhay S Oka and Augustine George Masih observed that the Court cannot pass any direction to declare any place as a heritage site.

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Supreme Court dismisses plea seeking to declare Agra 'heritage city'
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Supreme Court dismisses plea seeking to declare Agra 'heritage city'

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking to declare Agra a "heritage city" and said there is nothing to show that such a declaration would give the city any special advantage. During the hearing, the Bench asked the counsel what advantage the city would get if it was declared a heritage city and what were the provisions under …

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