Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday set aside the order of March 19, 2018 issued by the state government regarding the re-codification of management and rituals in the Datta Peeta or the Temple of Bababudanagiri / Dargah cave in Chikkamagaluru Regency.
Justice PS Dinesh Kumar asked the Karnataka government to reconsider the same thing without referring to the recommendations or reports of the high-level committees headed by retired HN Judge HN Nagohan Das.
Shri Teacher Dattatreya Peeta Devasthana Samvardhana Samithi has challenged the command issued by the Government of Siddaramaiiah.
Orders, forwarded under the provisions of the 1991 Act of Worship (Specific Provision), mandated that the nature and character of the religious practices that apply on August 15, 1947 must be continued at the temple.
Furthermore, it stated that only a Mujawar appointed by Shah Khadri could enter the Sanctum Sanctorum from the cave temple and distribute Tabaru / Theerther to worshipers from the two communities and put flowers to Paduka / Kadava and turn on Nanda Deepa.
The panel report on the issue of Datta Peeta is not free from bias: HC Judge said the government had – contrary to the attitude taken before the Supreme Court that the Cabinet would consider the pros and cons and decide – delegated consideration to the high-level committee.
“The recommendations of the sub-committee have been incorrectly extracted in the ordered order, giving the impression that the recommended practice in the consultance with the order of this incorrect court: The recommendation contained in the previous report on February 25 on February 25, 1989 from Commissioner of Endowment and who The same has been canceled by this court, “said the Judge.
The judge noted it was a case of anyone that the place of worship was converted and added that, on the other hand, it was a general case of the two communities that it was a place of worship for Hindus and Muslims.
The judge said the committee report was not free from bias, such as Rehamat Tarnerere, one of its members, has continued before the Commissioner of Endowment and the Committee recommends rejection of his report.
The judge has said orders stabbed by breaking to the right of the two communities guaranteed based on Article 25 of the Constitution by preventing Hindus from doing puja according to their faith and forcing Mujawa to conflict with his faith.
Samiti argues that the committee’s decision was hit by an element of bias as one of its members (the catere) had submitted a written statement before Commissioner Endowment insisted that it was a Sufi temple.