Covid pandemic, has fixed May 31 for delivery of its judgment on it.The court had reserved its judgment on May 17 on the joint plea by Anya Malhotra, a translator, and Sohail Hashmi, a historian and documentary filmmaker.
The two had contended in their plea that the project was not an essential activity and can be put on hold for time being.During the May 17 hearing, the Centre had termed the plea as a "facade" or a "disguise", aimed at stalling the project.