Overview
- The Supreme Court stayed its order on Wednesday and put enforcement of 100-metre and 20-metre activity bans in abeyance until July 22, 2026 to allow the Delhi Golf Club time to respond.
- The original directions would have required sealing of structures within 100 metres of Lal Bangla I and II and a ban on activity within 20 metres of nine other monuments inside the club.
- A court commissioners' survey led by senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan found most monuments in dilapidated condition and recorded that the Aga Khan Trust had conserved only four of the ten structures.
- The bench issued a notice to the Director of the Archaeological Survey of India and ordered the director to file a personally affirmed explanation for failing to enforce protections under the AMASR Act.
- If the court resumes enforcement after July 22 the orders could force removal or sealing of built areas near the club entrance and raise fresh questions about use of the 170-acre government-leased site and public access to heritage sites.