Legal orders come and go, pavement temples in Chennai stay
11 years, 8 months ago

Legal orders come and go, pavement temples in Chennai stay

The Hindu  

A walk on Chennai’s roads can reveal the different ways in which religious faiths manifest themselves. Mukhopadhaya passed an order directing all states and union territories to frame “appropriate policy/rules for removal and/or relocation of unauthorized religious structures on public land” within four weeks, if they haven’t already. Interestingly, only Bihar figures in this order as a state that has already framed rules in this regard: “Bihar unauthorized religious structures, construction, survey and its regularization, relocation and removal rules, 2013”. People bribe the local police to organise religious festivals and other activities around such structures that obstruct traffic,” says K. R. ‘Traffic’ Ramaswamy, a social activist. A senior police officer said that when permission was granted for local festivals around such structures, law and order was the consideration, not whether the religious structure were legal or not.

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458 Notices Issued Against Unauthorized Religious Structures On Public Roads: State Tells Gujarat High Court
1 month, 2 weeks ago

458 Notices Issued Against Unauthorized Religious Structures On Public Roads: State Tells Gujarat High Court

Live Law  

The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday asked the State to collect and report on the decisions taken by the committees constituted in municipal corporations and districts over the last quarter, in respect of removal/rehabilitation/regularization of unauthorized religious structures found in public places. The court said this after taking note of an April 2024 circular issued by the government on the …

'Karnataka Religious Structures (Protection) Act contradicts SC's orders,' says HC
1 month, 4 weeks ago

'Karnataka Religious Structures (Protection) Act contradicts SC's orders,' says HC

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: The Karnataka HC, during the hearing of a public interest litigation, questioned how the state government plans to 'reconcile legislation against superstitious beliefs with legislation like the Karnataka Religious Structures Act, 2021.' The 2021 Act contains provisions for the the protection of religious structures, including those constructed illegally on public property and existing as of the date of commencement …

Kerala High Court says no illegal religious structures should be allowed on government land
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Kerala High Court says no illegal religious structures should be allowed on government land

New Indian Express  

KOCHI: The Kerala High Court on Thursday held that no illegal religious places should be allowed on government land, whether it is that of Hindu, Christian, Muslim or any other religion. The court made it clear that if there are any illegal religious structures or buildings on any government land, the government should take necessary steps to remove the same …

Religious structures cleared for road project in Northeast Delhi
1 year, 8 months ago

Religious structures cleared for road project in Northeast Delhi

Hindustan Times  

The Public Works Department, with other government agencies, undertook an anti-encroachment drive in east Delhi’s Bhajanpura on Sunday morning during which two religious structures — a temple and a mazar — were removed using bulldozers, officials aware of the matter said. Meanwhile, PWD minister Atishi requested lieutenant governor VK Saxena to halt the anti-encroachment drive targeting religious structures as “they …

Anti-encroachment drive at pavement temple in east Delhi runs into protests
1 year, 9 months ago

Anti-encroachment drive at pavement temple in east Delhi runs into protests

Hindustan Times  

Scores of residents in east Delhi’s Mandawali protested and got into confrontations with officials on Thursday after the Public Works Department came to the spot with a bulldozer to raze a railing around a Shani temple that encroached upon a pavement, leading to tense moments before paramilitary reinfocements were called. A part of the steel rail fencing was demolished at …

How Will Civilized Society Survive If Religious Structures Come Up In Middle Of Roads?: Delhi High Court Asks Govt To Come Down With "Iron Hand"
2 years, 10 months ago

How Will Civilized Society Survive If Religious Structures Come Up In Middle Of Roads?: Delhi High Court Asks Govt To Come Down With "Iron Hand"

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday expressed grave concern over rampant raising of religious structures, purportedly in the middle of the roads, without due authorization or sanctions. A Division Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Navin Chawla told the government:"How will a civilized society survive like this, if we have things coming up in the middle of …

State's Duty To Remove Unauthorised Religious Structures Constructed On Public Land : Delhi High Court
3 years ago

State's Duty To Remove Unauthorised Religious Structures Constructed On Public Land : Delhi High Court

Live Law  

Emphasizing that the State authorities remain duty bound to remove all unauthorised constructions on public land, the Delhi High Court has said that the mere fact that such encroachments represent religious structures, a place of worship or are given colour of a religious structure cannot detract or dilute the authorities from that obligation.Justice Yashwant Varma was dealing with a. Emphasizing …

How Tamil Nadu is battling temple land encroachers
3 years, 5 months ago

How Tamil Nadu is battling temple land encroachers

India Today  

On September 29, as the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments department retrieved a prime property worth Rs 300 crore spread over 49 land parcels on Chennai’s arterial Poonamalle High Road belonging to the Kancheepuram Ekambareswarar temple, the total value of recoveries of encroached land crossed the Rs 1,000 crore mark. The HR & CE department has constituted committees …

Karnataka Assembly passes bill to protect religious structures
3 years, 6 months ago

Karnataka Assembly passes bill to protect religious structures

Op India  

Following the massive outrage across Karnataka after the demolition of a temple in the Mysuru region of Karnataka on September 10, the BJP government in the state has decided to pass a law in the legislative assembly that circumvents the 2009 Supreme Court order and brings the temple demolition drive to an end. Amidst heated debate in the state assembly, …

Madras HC says govt can't use temple land for non-religious purposes
4 years, 4 months ago

Madras HC says govt can't use temple land for non-religious purposes

Op India  

In a significant observation, the Madras High Court on Wednesday said that the state government cannot use temple land for any purpose other than for holding religious functions. The court also directed the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department to identify and protect all temple lands from encroachers with an officer in charge filing periodical reports. The High Court order …

Even A Deity Encroaching Public Property Has To Be Dealt With, In Accordance With Law: Madras HC [Read Order]
6 years, 2 months ago

Even A Deity Encroaching Public Property Has To Be Dealt With, In Accordance With Law: Madras HC [Read Order]

Live Law  

"An Encroachment is an encroachment. If a Deity in a Temple commits an act of encroachment, that is also to be dealt with, in accordance with law and because it is a Deity, the Rule of law cannot be diluted," remarked the Madras High Court while hearing a plea seeking removal of. If a Deity in a Temple commits an …

Encroachment On Pavements: Delhi HC Tells Civic Bodies To Explore Relocating Religious Structures [Read Order]
7 years, 3 months ago

Encroachment On Pavements: Delhi HC Tells Civic Bodies To Explore Relocating Religious Structures [Read Order]

Live Law  

Encroachment on pavements cannot be permitted to stand and no person has the right to maintain them, the Delhi High Court has said as it once again called for response from all civic bodies concerned on relocation of idols and religious structures obstructing pedestrian and vehicular movement in Karol Bagh area and other encroachments in the Southern ridge.“Such structures encroaching …

Encroachment On Pavements: Delhi HC Tells Civic Bodies To Explore Relocating Religious Structures [Read Order]
7 years, 3 months ago

Encroachment On Pavements: Delhi HC Tells Civic Bodies To Explore Relocating Religious Structures [Read Order]

Live Law  

Encroachment on pavements cannot be permitted to stand and no person has the right to maintain them, the Delhi High Court has said as it once again called for response from all civic bodies concerned on relocation of idols and religious structures obstructing pedestrian and vehicular movement in Karol Bagh area and other encroachments in the Southern ridge.“Such structures encroaching …

Ensure no encroachment of public roads is made in the name of religion, else face Criminal Contempt: Allahabad HC to UP Govt. [Read Order]
8 years, 9 months ago

Ensure no encroachment of public roads is made in the name of religion, else face Criminal Contempt: Allahabad HC to UP Govt. [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh Government and other officials, to ensure that no religious structure in any form, shall be allowed/ permitted to be raised on public roads which belong to State. The Court has also asked the Officials to remove any religious structure that were raised in public places in last five years. The Court …

Ensure no encroachment of public roads is made in the name of religion, else face Criminal Contempt: Allahabad HC to UP Govt. [Read Order]
8 years, 9 months ago

Ensure no encroachment of public roads is made in the name of religion, else face Criminal Contempt: Allahabad HC to UP Govt. [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh Government and other officials, to ensure that no religious structure in any form, shall be allowed/ permitted to be raised on public roads which belong to State. The Court has also asked the Officials to remove any religious structure that were raised in public places in last five years. The Court …

Denial of permission to erect temporary booths/structures for holding religious function will not violate Article 25: Bombay HC
9 years, 8 months ago

Denial of permission to erect temporary booths/structures for holding religious function will not violate Article 25: Bombay HC

Live Law  

The right to practise, profess and propagate religion guaranteed under Art.25 does not extend to the right of worship at any and every place of worship.A Bombay High Court Bench comprising Justice R.M. Dere and Justice A.S. Oka has held that the denial of permission to erect temporary booths or any other structure for a temporary period on public streets …

Tripura makes law against religious constructions on govt land
11 years, 5 months ago

Tripura makes law against religious constructions on govt land

The Hindu  

The Tripura government has framed rules to check unlawful construction of religious structures by encroaching roads and government lands, state PWD minister said on Thursday. The Tripura unauthorised religious structure construction survey and its regularisation, relocation and removal rules, 2013 was framed in compliance with the Supreme Court directives to check unlawful construction of religious structures by encroaching on government …

No more statues in public places, SC tells state govts
12 years, 2 months ago

No more statues in public places, SC tells state govts

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court has said that the order should not be applied to the installation of traffic utility structures. New Delhi: The Supreme Court today restrained all the state governments and Union Territories from granting permission for erecting statues or construction of any structure at public places which obstructs traffic movement. However, the apex court said that this order would …

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