Kohinoor was gifted to the British by Maharaja Ranjit Singh :Centre tells SC
The Centre's statement was made after the top court, while hearing a PIL seeking return of the famous diamond in the country, asked the government to clarify its stand.
The IPL was filed by All India Human Rights and Social Justice Front. It wants directions to the High Commissioner of the United Kingdom for return of the Kohinoor.
The IPL has made Ministry of External Affairs and Ministry of Culture, High Commissioners of UK, Pakistan and Bangladesh as parties in the case.
Source: Wikipedia, A glass replica of the diamond before it was re-cut in 1852 on display at the Reich der Kristalle museum in Munich, Germany.
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