IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT INDORE WP No. 10497 of 2022 (HINDU FRONT FOR JUSTICE (REGD. TRUST NO. 976) THROUGH ITS PRESIDENT MS. RANJANA AGNIHOTRI AND OTHERS Vs UNION OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE AND OTHERS )

WP/6514/2013, WP/28334/2019, WP/10484/2022, WA/559/2026 Dated : 29-04-2026 Shri Vishnu Shankar Jain - Advocate (through V.C.) with Shri Vinay Joshi, Ms. Varsha Parashar, Shri Harishankar Jain, Shri Parth Yadav, Shri Saurabh Singh, Ms. Mani Munjal Yadav, Shri Utkarsh Dubey and Shri Devendra Nagar, Shri Vagish Parashar, Shri Rohit Shukla, Ms.Shalini Joshi, Ms. Shivangee Parmar, Shri Satyanarayan Dubey, Ms. Priyanka Sharma, Shri Bhuvnesh Gupta, Shri Lalit Namdev, Shri Pradhumna Malpani and Shri Arpit Singh Parihar - Advocates appeared for the petitioner in WP No.10497/2022.

Shri. A.K. Chitale - Sr. Advocate with Shri Kartik Chitale - Advocate for the petitioner in WP No.6514/2013.

Shri Salman Khurshid - Sr.Advocate through VC with Shri Noor Ahmed Sheikh, Shri Zishan Khan, Ms.Lubna Naaz, Ms.Azra Rehman, Shri Tausif Warsi and Shri Arshad Mansuri - Advocates for the respondent No.8 in WP No.10497/2022.

Shri Noor Ahmed Sheikh, Shri Zishan Khan, Shri Tausif Warsi and Shri Arsha