Bombay HC Stalls Savarkar Sadan Redevelopment, Seeks Heritage Status Clarity

The Bombay High Court has paused any work on redeveloping Savarkar Sadan for three weeks.

This is because a group wants the building, which once belonged to a famous person named Savarkar, to be protected as a historical site.

The court is waiting to hear back from the government about whether they will give the building this special status.

A group filed a request asking the court to intervene, pointing out that even though the city recommended protecting the building years ago, the government hasn't acted on it.

The group also wants the central government to consider making it a nationally important monument, like another protected building.

They're worried that the building could be torn down before it gets protected.