The Supreme Court on Friday refused to restrain the Uttar Pradesh government from carrying out work for installation of statues of Chief Minister Mayawati and other Dalit leaders at a park in Noida.

The apex court said it cannot interfere in the matter in which the approval has been granted by the state cabinet. "If it has been approved by the government, this court cannot interfere," a Bench headed by Chief Justice KG Balakrishnan said, when an application seeking to maintain the status quo on the works was mentioned before it.