New Delhi, Feb. 21 -- The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Friday backed the proposal to rename the Supreme Court Metro Station in Hindi as "Sarvoch Nyayalaya", with its Delhi unit General Secretary Surendra Gupta stating that the issue is currently under consideration before the Delhi High Court.

Speaking on the matter, Gupta said a public interest litigation (PIL) regarding the station's Hindi name is being heard by the court.

"A public interest litigation is ongoing in the Delhi High Court regarding the Supreme Court Metro Station. There is talk of changing the name of the Supreme Court metro station to 'Sarvoch Nyayalaya' metro station. The DMRC has said that if we change the name to Hindi, it will cost Rs. 45 lakhs," he told ANI.

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