Updated On: 28 February, 2023 08:36 AM IST | New Delhi | Agencies
“We are secular and supposed to protect the Constitution. You are concerned about the past, and digging it up to place its burden on present generation. Each thing you do in this manner will create more disharmony,” the bench said

A bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and K M Joseph dismissed the plea. Pics/Twitter
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a PIL seeking constituting of a ‘renaming commission’ to restore “original” names of ancient, cultural and religious places “renamed” by invaders, saying India can’t be a prisoner of the past.
A bench of Justices K M Joseph and B V Nagarathna questioned the motive of the PIL filed by lawyer Ashwini Upadhyay, also a BJP leader.