The tomb of Muhammad Ghaus is a centrally protected monument and was declared a national monument in 1962 under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958. In the premises, the tombs of the great music maestro Tansen and Muhammad Ghaus are constructed. According to the SLP, the petitioner is the Sajjada Nashin of Dargah Hazrat Sheikh Muhammad Ghaus and also the legal heir of Muhammad Ghaus. However, subsequent to the Archaeological Survey of India declaring the Dargah as a protected monument, the activities of Urs and Nazam have been prohibited. It is an archaeological monument declared by the Central Government as monument of National Importance under Section 4 of the Act of 1958.