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Supreme Court Questions Central Vista Library Space Allocation
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News18•05-10-2026, 12:27
Supreme Court Questions Central Vista Library Space Allocation
- •The Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognizance of the proposal to relocate the 135-year-old Central Secretariat Library (CSL) in Delhi.
- •The court has asked the government how much space is allocated for the library in the Central Vista plan.
- •The historic library houses over 8.5 lakh books, but reports suggest insufficient space in the new Central Vista plan.
- •A bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva is hearing the case.
- •The court has directed the central government to file a detailed affidavit providing full details of the area allocated for the library.
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The Supreme Court intervened because of reports that the historic 135-year-old library lacks adequate space in the new Central Vista redevelopment plan, raising concerns about the safety and accommodation of its vast book collection.
The historic Central Secretariat Library houses a massive collection of over 8.5 lakh books and publications, alongside an additional 2 lakh books currently stored in cartons in RK Puram.
The Supreme Court directed the central government to file a detailed affidavit specifying the exact floor area allocated for the library in the Central Vista scheme and whether it can accommodate books from both Shastri Bhawan and RK Puram.
