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Supreme Court to hear library relocation case October 5

By Drooid · Oct 5, 2026, 4:21 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

India’s Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognizance of the Central Secretariat Library’s proposed relocation.
The Central Public Works Department ordered the library to vacate Shastri Bhawan by September 30, 2026.
Justices Sanjay Kumar and Sanjeev Sachdeva will hear the case on Monday, October 5, 2026.
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs says the library’s space is included in the Kartavya Path plan.

History

Historical Context

Since its 1973 establishment, the British Library has expanded off-site storage to preserve low-use material, exemplified by the £26 million Boston Spa depot opened in December 2009, holding up to seven million items in robot-retrieved containers. Managed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport, this model underpins recent large-scale relocations of millions of items from London.

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Story summary

India’s Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognizance of the Central Secretariat Library’s proposed relocation.
The Central Public Works Department ordered the library to vacate Shastri Bhawan by September 30, 2026.
Justices Sanjay Kumar and Sanjeev Sachdeva will hear the case on Monday, October 5, 2026.
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs says the library’s space is included in the Kartavya Path plan.

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