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The High Court stated that the World Heritage status has been revoked from 4 sites so far. They warned that if they are not careful, Jaipur could become the fifth site to be affected. Taking suo moto cognizance, a report was sought on 11 points.
The Rajasthan High Court has expressed serious concerns over the threat to the UNESCO World Heritage Site status of Jaipur's walled city. Justice Pramil Kumar Mathur, taking suo moto cognizance of the matter based on media reports, directed that the case be referred to the Chief Justice for registration as a public interest litigation. The court stated that the world has already lost its status to 4 World Heritage Sites so far.
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हाईकोर्ट ने कहा-अब तक 4साइट से वर्ल्ड-हैरिटेज का दर्जा छिना:हम नहीं चेते तो 5वीं साइट जयपुर हो सकती है, स्वप्रेरित संज्ञान लेते हुए 11 बिंदुओं पर मांगी रिपोर्ट