{"id":32236,"date":"2026-10-04T07:26:27","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T07:26:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=32236"},"modified":"2026-10-04T07:26:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T07:26:27","slug":"sc-steps-in-over-relocation-of-135-year-old-delhi-library-housing-8-5-lakh-books-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=32236","title":{"rendered":"SC steps in over relocation of 135-year-old Delhi library housing 8.5 lakh books | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134669430,imgsize-153452,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/supreme-court.jpg\" alt=\"SC steps in over relocation of 135-year-old Delhi library housing 8.5 lakh books\" title=\"A Bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and Sanjeev Sachdeva is scheduled to hear the matter on Monday.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"A Bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and Sanjeev Sachdeva is scheduled to hear the matter on Monday.\">A Bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and Sanjeev Sachdeva is scheduled to hear the matter on Monday.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: The <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/supreme-court\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Supreme Court<\/a> has taken suo motu cognisance of the proposed relocation of Delhi&#8217;s 135-year-old Central Secretariat Library, which holds more than 8.5 lakh books.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/>The court&#8217;s intervention comes amid reports that the library, currently located in Shastri Bhawan, has not been allotted space in the new Central Vista Plan. <!-- -->The building is proposed to be demolished as part of the Central Vista redevelopment.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/>A Bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and Sanjeev Sachdeva is scheduled to hear the matter on Monday, October 5, reported LiveLaw.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Court steps in over library&#8217;s future<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>The suo motu case, titled &#8220;In Re: 135-Yr-Old Library 8.5 Lakh Books\u2013 And No Room In The New Central Vista Plan&#8221;, was registered on October 3.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>The concerns centre on where the library and its vast collection of books would be housed if Shastri Bhawan is demolished. <!-- -->Reports said the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and the Central Public Works Department were still looking for suitable space for the library.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>The proposed relocation has also raised concerns about ensuring proper facilities for the preservation of its extensive collection.<\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Government says space has been provided<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>The Union ministry of housing and urban affairs, however, has rejected reports that the library has been left without space under the redevelopment plans.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>&#8220;Contrary to a few reports, it is clarified that space for the Central Secretariat Library has been provided for in the Kartavya Path redevelopment plan. The necessary process for construction of the library is underway,&#8221; the ministry wrote in a post on X.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>The ministry&#8217;s statement indicates that a new location for the library has been included in the Kartavya Path redevelopment plan, although the Supreme Court is now set to examine the issue.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/supreme-court-steps-in-over-relocation-of-135-year-old-govt-library-housing-8-5-lakh-books\/articleshow\/134669347.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and Sanjeev Sachdeva is scheduled to hear the matter on Monday. 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