Chennai: “God is everywhere God does not need a special place for His divine presence This is fanatics, who are the causes of all problems to divide people on behalf of religion,” Madras High Court said, refused to kiosk eviction From a temple standing on public land.
“Applicants, in clothing establish a temple, cannot seize Raya properties, which are intended for public purposes regardless of beliefs, caste and religion,” justice’s division bench S Vaidyanathan and Justice D Bharatha Chakravarthy on Friday.
“If the applicant is so certain in facilitating the people to worship Vinayagar, it is open for him to share the land burdened or land, if any, which is available to the temple and after that, the idol shift to the place,” said the judge.
The court passed the order in the request by the Periyasamy, trying to reduce the notification issued by the State Highway Department to expel the temple located in the Veppanthattai district, the screinter.
The applicant, who is the guardian of the temple, said it was there for more than three decades and was built without causing public flow obstruction from the public and transportation.
Refusing to accept the same, the court said, “Even though the applicant has stated that this temple was built three decades and the temple belonging, what prevents him from producing documents needed to build his case.” Submission that the temple does not cause any obstacles to the public or the flow of traffic throughout and is used for worship purposes, is not acceptable for the reason that the first, the applicant has been sad to fail the results document to prove that the land is under the control of trust, the judge said.
This is separate, if the applicant’s submission is received, then everyone will penetrate public land and come up with a request that there are no obstacles to the public and therefore, they must be permitted to continue their illegal occupation, HC added.
The temple can’t seize land, God is ‘omnipresent’: Madras HC
