New Delhi, Sept. 30 -- The Delhi High Court on Wednesday declined to entertain a public interest litigation seeking establishment of a dedicated memorial for Indian National Army (INA) martyrs at the Red Fort, observing that the decision to erect a memorial and allocate land for it falls within the domain of the government.

A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia questioned the legal basis of the plea and said a writ of mandamus could not be issued merely to compel the government to implement a proposal for construction of a memorial. The petition was filed through advocates Naveen Bamel and Manav Trivedi.

The PIL was filed by the Mahan Swatantra Senani Lalti Ram Trust, which sought directions to t...