MP High Court bans construction of temples in police station premises, sends notice to government

Madhya Pradesh High Court has banned the construction of temples in the premises of various police stations in the state. Along with this, the High Court has issued a notice to the state government and sought its reply. Giving information about this, a lawyer representing the petitioner in this case said that

Chief Justice S.K. A division bench of Justices Kait and Vivek Jain on Monday also issued notices to the Director General of Police (DGP) and others on a plea challenging the construction of temples in the premises of police stations in Madhya Pradesh. Detailed order of the High Court is awaited.

Retired government employee has filed a petition

Retired government employee and lawyer Om Prakash Yadav has filed a petition challenging the construction of temples in police station premises. Yadav's lawyer Satish Verma gave this information to reporters. Advocate Verma argued that the open spaces where these temples are being constructed are public places.

He said that the petition has cited the recent order of the Supreme Court banning the construction of religious structures in public places. Verma says that thus, the construction of temples inside the premises of police stations in Madhya Pradesh is a violation of the Supreme Court order.

The petitioner's lawyer said that temples have already been built in some police stations in clear violation of constitutional provisions. Advocate Satish Verma said that the petitioner has also attached some photographs with his petition, in which he has said that temples have been built inside some police stations.