India, May 28 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered immediate enforcement of a 100-metre prohibited zone around the Archaeological Survey of India-protected monuments Lal Bangla I and II, situated just outside the entrance gate of the Delhi Golf Club (DGC).

The court directed sealing of all activities and structures falling within that area, including portions of the club's kitchen barely three metres away from the monument.

At the same time, the court separately directed that no activity shall be permitted within 20m of nine other historical structures located inside the club premises, noting that these monuments, unlike Lal Bangla I and II, are not "protected" under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (AMASR...