Bengaluru: The High Court of Karnataka yesterday ordered initiation of suo motu petition for monitoring the actions of the State Government against Temples, Churches, Mosques, Gurdwaras and other similar structures constructed illegally in public places, including parks and streets.
A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka and Justice H.T. Narendra Prasad issued the direction to the Registrar-General of the Court for initiating the petition while hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition related to a temple built illegally by a group of private individuals in an area earmarked for a park by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) in Police Colony of Rajajinagar. The PIL was filed by S. Ravichandra, a resident of Agrahara Dasarahalli.
