HC censures city Govt. for failing to remove illegally constructed temple on footpath

Court questions the decision to refer the matter to religious committee headed by the L-G

The Delhi High Court on Thursday came down heavily on the city Government for failing to remove an illegally constructed temple on a footpath at Bhishma Pitamah Marg in south Delhi’s Defence Colony here.

Justice Rekha Palli questioned the decision of the government to refer the matter to a religious committee, headed by the Lieutenant-Governor, saying how “just a few bricks put by somebody overnight will fall within the scope of the religious committee’s mandate”.