SC Allows Construction Of Permanent Structure For Guru Ravidas Temple
Live LawThe Supreme Court on Monday allowed the construction of a permanent structure for the Guru Ravidas temple in the Tughlaqabad forest area here instead of a wooden porta cabin as suggested by the Centre. The top court also allowed the plea seeking enclosure of the Guru Ravidas pond within the temple's fence so that it becomes a part of its complex. Senior advocate Vikas Singh alongwith advocate Virag Gupta, appearing for former Congress MP Ashok Tanwar and former union minister Pradeep Jain Aditya said that they had earlier informed the court during the hearing of the matter on October 21 that the Centre's offer of a porta cabin made of wood was not acceptable to them. The temple was demolished by the Delhi Development Authority following the apex court's August 9 direction which had observed that "serious breach" had been committed by the Guru Ravidas Jayanti Samaroh Samiti by not vacating the forest area as earlier ordered by the top court.