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Court seeks land details of Jor Bagh shrine
Wednesday February 01, 2012 10:39:45 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi: The Delhi
High Court Wednesday sought the original files from the Delhi
Development Authority and the state government about the land
allotted to a shrine and its management in south Delhi's Jor Bagh
area.
The court was hearing a public interest litigation filed by
residents of B.K. Dutt Colony alleging that some people had
encroached public land in the name of performing religious works
and had indulged in violence against them.
On Jan 15, at least 25 people, including a woman and some police
officers, were injured in clashes between police and Muslim
devotees who wanted to enter the shrine allegedly built on public
land.
The division bench of Acting Chief Justice A.K. Sikri and Justice
R.S. Endlaw also directed the area police station chief to
maintain law and order, saying that he would be held responsible
for any untoward incident took place.
Advocate appearing for the petitioners said: "Once the demarcation
order is passed there should not be any encroachment, they should
confine to Kanati Masjid and the Chhoti Karbala."
Referring to the violence last month, the residents' petition said
that they were living in fear but police had not been able to
protect them.
"During these times most of the residents of the colony live in
the fear of their lives and women and children do not venture out
of their houses," the petition submitted.
The residents alleged that outsiders had created a vicious
communal atmosphere with an overwhelming show and threat of
physical force so as to force all residents of the colony indoors.
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