2015 being a particularly active year. In July, a group calling itself the ‘Mountain of Light’ announced their intention to sue the British Crown for the return of the diamond. The consortium, made up of businessmen and Bollywood actors, said they would make their claim under the Common Law doctrine of ‘trespass to goods’, arguing that the British government had stolen the diamond. If need be, they would take their claim to the International Court of Justice. Actress Bhumika Singh, part of the consortium, said, ‘The Koh-i-Noor is not just a 105-carat stone7 but part of our history and culture
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