Explain our constitutional duties for preservation and conservation of heritage?
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On 3 February, 2015, a bench of the Supreme Court comprising of Justice T.S. Thakur and Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel held that preservation of rich heritage and culture of the country is a constitutional mandate. Hearing a writ petition filed by Subhas Datta as a public interest litigation under Article 32 of the Constitution, the Supreme Court took note of the submissions on behalf of the concerned agencies, which are running and managing museums, to the effect that the security and maintenance of historic artefacts requires serious and continuous efforts by technically trained persons. The court also noted the challenges pointed out in this regard, such as space constraints, manpower shortage and lack of other resources, that need to be looked into by the Ministry of Culture and other concerned authorities, and also the appropriate monitoring mechanism that needs to be put in place. The court also took note of the fact that requisite funds have to be allocated so as to ensure safe keeping of the valuable artefacts