SC directs states to prevent encroachment in the name of religion

The Supreme Court directed the states to prepare a comprehensive policy within eight weeks to prevent the encroachment of public land in the name of religion through construction of religious structures.

A bench headed by Justice Dalveer Bhandari also directed the states to tell the Supreme Court, what can be done to the existing encroachment, whether these religious structures can be regularised or not.

All the state governments had filed status report in the apex court giving details of encroachment in the name of religion.

During the hearing of the appeal by the Union government against the order of Gujarat High Court, which had stayed the demolition of religious structures in Ahmedabad on public land, the apex court had directed the Centre and all the states not to permit the construction of religious structures by criminals and anti-social elements on government land.
 

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radheshyam

Wrote on 05 June 2010

please send me judgement sir

Vaibhav Bhole

Wrote on 29 May 2010

Thanks for informing us the important judgement. Kindly upload the Judgement Copy for our knowledge and record purpose.

Deekshitulu.V.S.R

Wrote on 22 May 2010

This is fantastic. The property of the state should be safegaurded. Under the guise of religion one shall not be allowed to grab the property and squat on public property. The goverments should be stern on such encroachers.

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