Ban imposed on building a temple in the police station premises of this state

Madhya Pradesh News: The Madhya Pradesh High Court has banned the construction of temples in all police station premises in the state with immediate effect. On Monday, the court issued a notice to the government in this matter and made it clear that according to the law, religious structures should not be constructed at public places. A division bench of Chief Justice S.K. Kait and Justice Vivek Jain has also issued notice to the DGP and other concerned officials in this matter. The detailed order is awaited, but in the preliminary hearing itself, the High Court has taken a tough stand on the construction of the temple.

The story behind the petition

The petitioner in this case is retired government employee and lawyer Om Prakash Yadav. His lawyer Satish Verma gave full information to the media after this order. According to Verma, he had argued in the High Court that the construction of temples in police station premises is a violation of the recent order of the Supreme Court, which bans the construction of religious places in public places. Verma said that the police station premises, where such construction is taking place, are public places and any kind of religious construction on them is legally wrong.

Arguments presented in the court

Lawyer Satish Verma argued before the court that the construction of temples in the police station premises is a violation of the provisions of the Constitution. He said that religious construction in public places is not only a violation of the Supreme Court's order, but it is also against the basic principle of the Constitution, which supports secularism. In this context, Verma also presented photos of those police stations in the court, where temples have already been constructed. He believes that such religious construction can also have a negative impact on law and order.

Supreme Court order and its impact

It is worth noting that the Supreme Court had recently ordered a ban on the construction of religious places in public places. This order of the Supreme Court is binding on all states and due to this this petition was filed in the Madhya Pradesh High Court. Following the order of the Supreme Court, now the High Court has completely banned the construction of religious structures, especially temples, in all police station premises in the state.

Way forward

This order of the Madhya Pradesh High Court will have a direct impact on all police station premises in the state. It has become clear from the court order that no religious structure can be built in the police station premises. Now all the concerned officials will have to ensure compliance with this order. This decision will not only help in maintaining the principle of secularism at public places, but can also prove to be important in keeping administrative places away from controversies.

Detailed instructions related to the order are awaited, so that it can be clear what decision will be taken on already built religious structures and what kind of monitoring will be done on such construction work in future.