New Delhi, Nov 24 (PTI) Religious structures cannot be allowed to encroach on public land for private gain and at the expense of others rights, the Delhi High Court said today and asked the AAP government to prepare a plan to relocate them. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar called for a plan to relocate encroachments, including some religious structures which have come up around a 108-feet tall Hanuman statue in Central Delhi. The bench said the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has undertaken several projects involving relocation of temples from various parts of the national capital region. "Therefore, there is no reason that religious structures cannot be relocated when they are encroaching on public land," the court said while hearing several PILs in connection with unauthorised constructions and encroachments in Karol Bagh and the Ridge areas of Delhi. It said that prima facie it was not satisfied that the dealer has any "legally enforceable" right over the land.

Source: India Today November 24, 2017 12:11 UTC