JUDGMENT

Kuldip Singh, J.-Taj Mahal-The Taj-is the "King Emperor" amongst the World-Wonders. The Taj is the final achievement and acme of the Moghul Art. It represents the most refined aesthetic values. It is a fantasy - like grandeur. It is the perfect culmination and artistic interplay of the architects skill and the jewellers inspiration. The marble-in-lay walls of The Taj are amongst the most outstanding examples of decorative workmanship. The elegant symmetry of its exterior and the aerial grace of its domes and minarets impress the beholder in a manner never to be forgotten. It stands out as one of the most priceless national monument, of surpassing beauty and worth, a glorious tribute to man s achievement in Architecture and Engineering.

Lord Roberts in his work "Forty one years in India" describes The Taj as under :-

"Neither words nor pencil could give to the most imaginative reader the slightest idea of all the satisfying beauty and purity of this glorious conception. To those who have not seen it, I would say, - Go to India; the Taj alone is well worth the journey."

A poet describes The Taj as under :-

"It is too pure, too holy to be the work of human hands. Angels must hav