Karnataka HC Orders Formation Of Three-Member Committee To Inspect Allama Prabhu Swamy Temple In Plea To Declare It As Ancient Monument
Live LawThe Karnataka High Court on Monday directed the State Chief Secretary to constitute a three member committee to inspect the site of Allama Prabhu Swamy Temple situated at Hidkal dam backwaters in Belagavi district and submit a report in respect of the temple and its structures be treated as Ancient monument to ensure its preservation. A division bench of Chief Justice N V Anjaria and Justice K V Aravind issued the interim order while hearing the public interest litigation filed by by law student Nikhil Patil, who has sought directions for declaring the Allama Prabhu Swamy Temple, as a protected monument claiming that it is over 100 years old. Additional Solicitor General Aravind Kamath informed the court the monument in question is not declared as a monument of national importance but admittedly the monument does satisfy the ingredients of definition of Ancient Monument under the Ancient Monuments and Archeological Sites and Remains Act, 1954. Patil, appearing in person, had argued that the temple is an ancient monument and satisfies the ingredients of ancient monuments as found in the Ancient Monuments Preservation Act.
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