Guru Ravidas Temple : SC Allows Reconstruction At 400 Sqm Plot Offered By Centre In Same Site
5 years, 2 months ago

Guru Ravidas Temple : SC Allows Reconstruction At 400 Sqm Plot Offered By Centre In Same Site

Live Law  

Allowing the reconstruction of the Sant Ravidas Temple in Delhi, the Supreme Court on Monday acceded to the Centre's proposal to assign 400 sq. The petition highlighted the oppressed status of the followers of Guru Ravidas to argue that the temple site required special protection. Claiming adverse possession of the land, a suit was filed by Guru Ravidas Jainti Samaroh Samiti - a registered Society managing the temple - seeking prohibitory injunction against DDA. We know the seriousness of the issue," the bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra said when the counsel appearing for the Guru Ravidas Jainti Samaroh Samiti, referred to the agitation on the issue in Punjab.

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Guru Ravidas Jayanti 2024: Who is Sant Ravidas?
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Guru Ravidas Jayanti 2024: Who is Sant Ravidas?

Live Mint  

Guru Ravidas Jayanti 2024: A great Saint, philosopher, poet, and social reformer of the 15th century, Guru Ravidas is well-known for his contributions to the Bhakti Movement. To mark the 647th birth anniversary celebrations of Sant Guru Ravidas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled a statue of Sant Ravidas at Varanasi on Friday. Sant Guru Ravidas Jayanti is hugely observed in …

Modi In MP: PM To Lay Foundation Stone For Sant Ravidas Temple Today, Address Rally In Sagar
1 year, 4 months ago

Modi In MP: PM To Lay Foundation Stone For Sant Ravidas Temple Today, Address Rally In Sagar

ABP News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Madhya Pradesh on Saturday, ahead of the state's forthcoming elections. He will lay the groundwork for a Rs 100-crore temple dedicated to the 14th-century mystic poet and social reformer Sant Ravidas in the Sagar district. The railway line, equipped with a maximum sectional speed of 110 kmph, traverses the Kota and Baran …

Ahead of Guru Ravidas temple foundation event, a controversy over its location
1 year, 5 months ago

Ahead of Guru Ravidas temple foundation event, a controversy over its location

Hindustan Times  

SAGAR: Community leaders at Guru Ravidas Ashram in Sagar district have demanded that a ₹100 crore Sant Ravidas temple proposed to be built in the district’s Badtuma village be relocated closer to the existing ashram in Karrapur village. Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced the plan to construct the memorial temple for Sant Ravidas in February The renewed demand comes …

Explained: Who are the Ravidassias in California pushing for legislation against caste discrimination?
1 year, 7 months ago

Explained: Who are the Ravidassias in California pushing for legislation against caste discrimination?

Firstpost  

Caste discrimination has become a buzz word in America and after Seattle became the first US city to ban this practice in February this year, other cities and states are following suit. California’s attempt to become the first state in the nation to ban caste bias is being led by members of a small minority religious community, called the Ravidassia. …

What California’s Ravidassia community believes and why they want caste bias outlawed
1 year, 7 months ago

What California’s Ravidassia community believes and why they want caste bias outlawed

Associated Press  

In California, members of an under-the-radar, minority religious community are stepping into the public eye to advocate for making the state the first in the nation to outlaw caste bias. Guru Ravidass belonged to the lowest-rung of the caste system formerly considered untouchable and also known as Dalit, which means “broken” in Hindi. Today, many Ravidassia members share that caste …

Guru Ravidas Temple : Contempt Plea Filed In SC Over Non-Restoration Of Land & Idols
4 years, 10 months ago

Guru Ravidas Temple : Contempt Plea Filed In SC Over Non-Restoration Of Land & Idols

Live Law  

Former Congress Member of Parliament, from Haryana, Ashok Tanwar on Thursday moved a contempt petition in the Supreme Court against Delhi Development Authority and Delhi Government alleging that they have 'willfully and deliberately: flouted the Court's orders for restoration of idols and reconstruction of the Guru Ravidas temple in Tughlaqabad, Delhi.The petitioner, an ardent follower. Former Congress Member of Parliament, …

The Curious Case Of Demolition And Restoration Of Guru Ravidas Temple
5 years, 1 month ago

The Curious Case Of Demolition And Restoration Of Guru Ravidas Temple

Live Law  

In its initial years, the judiciary undertook a very principled interference with the decisions taken by the legislature or the executive. In a good example of the same, the Guru Ravidas temple case and the way it has been dealt with, turns this perception built over the years, upside down. The Supreme Court got the temple demolished, no review was …

SC Allows Construction Of Permanent Structure For Guru Ravidas Temple
5 years, 1 month ago

SC Allows Construction Of Permanent Structure For Guru Ravidas Temple

Live Law  

The 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 …

Relieved, VHP welcomes Supreme Court order on Ravidas temple
5 years, 2 months ago

Relieved, VHP welcomes Supreme Court order on Ravidas temple

India TV News  

The Vishwa Hindu Parishad has welcomed the Supreme Court's acceptance of the Centre's revised offer of 400 sq m land for reconstruction of Ravidas temple in the Tughlaqabad forest area calling it "a success story". The Ravidas temple was at the heart of a raging political controversy after it was razed by the Delhi Development Authority on the apex court's …

Centre's offer in Guru Ravidas temple case 'objectionable': Lilothia
5 years, 2 months ago

Centre's offer in Guru Ravidas temple case 'objectionable': Lilothia

India TV News  

Delhi Congress working president Rajesh Lilothia on Friday rejected the Centre's offer to provide 200 square metre land for a Ravidas temple in south Delhi after the authorities demolished an existing structure. The Centre had on Friday told the Supreme Court that it was willing to hand over 200 square metre area to a committee of devotees for the construction …

'Willing To Give Place In Same Site For Reconstruction Of Guru Ravidas Temple', Centre Tells SC
5 years, 2 months ago

'Willing To Give Place In Same Site For Reconstruction Of Guru Ravidas Temple', Centre Tells SC

Live Law  

In the case for reconstruction of Guru Ravidas Temple in Tughlakabad in Delhi, the Centre on Friday told the Supreme Court that it was willing to offer 200 square meters of plot in the same site where the temple had existed before its demolition.Respecting the faith of the devotees of Guru Ravidas, Centre was ready to offer the space for …

Ravidas temple: Muslim groups support Dalit community demand, joint protest on Sept 15
5 years, 4 months ago

Ravidas temple: Muslim groups support Dalit community demand, joint protest on Sept 15

India TV News  

Representatives of several Muslim organisations on Monday supported the Dalit community's demand for reconstructing a Ravidas temple in Tuglakabad forest area and said they would organise a joint protest in the national capital on September 15. Mufti Aeyaaz Arshad Qasmi, a member of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board, said, "If the government does not rebuild the temple, we …

Not so easy to re-construct Ravidas Temple in Tughlaqabad forest
5 years, 4 months ago

Not so easy to re-construct Ravidas Temple in Tughlaqabad forest

India TV News  

The ongoing protest and demonstrations related to demolition of Guru Ravidas Temple in the protected land of Tughlaqabad forest area has got a new twist with a petition being filed in the Supreme Court seeking construction of the temple in the forest area. The issue related to Guru Ravidas Temple had first reached the trial court when demolition programme was …

Delhi Assembly resolves to rebuild Ravidas temple
5 years, 4 months ago

Delhi Assembly resolves to rebuild Ravidas temple

India TV News  

The Delhi Assembly on Thursday tabled a resolution demanding an ordinance by the Centre to allot land for rebuilding the demolished Saint Ravidas temple in the national capital. Vishesh Ravi tabled the resolution saying the House shares the sentiment of millions of Indians who were "deeply hurt because of the demolition of Saint Ravldas temple in Delhi". The House resolved …

Protests continue against demolition of Delhi's Ravidas temple
5 years, 4 months ago

Protests continue against demolition of Delhi's Ravidas temple

India TV News  

Protests continued at many places in Punjab on Monday by Dalits over the demolition of a temple dedicated to Guru Ravidas in New Delhi's Tughlakabad on the directions of the apex court. Delhi Social Welfare Minister Rajendra Pal Gautan sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention in ensuring that the "land be given back" to the community to rebuild the place …

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