“There is a specific direction of the Madras High Court that archeological Survey of India (ASI) should carry investigations whether Rama Setu is an ancient monument or not,” a Bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan said.

The Bench said that Janata Party President Subramanium Swamy and senior advocate C S Vaidyanathan, while opposing the demolition of “Rama Setu”, have put “serious” arguments for conducting ASI probe and for carrying the project through other alignments. “You also explore the possibility of the project through other any other channels (alignments),” the Bench said.