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An Supreme Court bench of Justice H L Dattu and Justice Anil R Dave today recorded that the central government does not intend to file its response to the petition of Swamy.<\/div>\n<p>The court at its last hearing had asked Additional Solicitor General Harin Rawal to take instructions from the government on Swamy&#8217;s plea that the mythological Rama Sethu, known as the Adam&#8217;s Bridge in the Palk Strait between southern India and Sri Lanka, be declared a national monument.<\/p>\n<p>After recording that the central government did not intend to file its response to Swamy&#8217;s plea, the court directed the matter be listed for further hearing in the third week of August.<\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Court on March 27 had asked the central government to unequivocally state whether the mythological Rama Sethu could be declared a national monument.<\/p>\n<p>It gave the government a day to address its query, and decided to take up the matter on March 29.<\/p>\n<p>The court also directed the government to place before it the report of the group headed by environmental expert R.K. 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