Jaipur: The Rajasthan High Court stated in an order that encroachment on forest land can’t be allowed on the idea of spiritual sentiments. Along with this, the court docket has imposed a superb of Rs 5 lakh on Shri Shantinath Digambar Jain Atishya Kshetra, Sudarshan Tirtha. Along with this, the court docket has rejected the petition filed by the Tirtha. The court docket stated that out of the compensation quantity, two lakh rupees ought to be given to Shankar Lal, the one who filed the PIL within the case, and the remaining quantity ought to be deposited within the State Legal Services Authority. The division bench of Justice Pankaj Bhandari and Justice Praveer Bhatnagar gave this order whereas listening to the petition of Shri Shantinath Digambar Jain Atishya Kshetra, Sudarshan Tirtha and the PIL of Shankar Lal.
In its order, the court docket stated that when the hill in query doesn’t belong to the petitioner, then on what authority was the hill dug up by him. The petitioner had initially utilized to the division for allotment of this land which was recorded as a non-existent hill within the income data, which clearly exhibits that he was conscious that this was a non-existent hill. Apart from this, the petition of Shri Shantinath Digambar Jain Atishya Kshetra, Sudarshan Tirtha must also be rejected on the bottom that he didn’t disclose in his petition {that a} PIL concerning encroachment is pending within the matter.
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A petition was filed on behalf of Shri Shantinath Digambar Jain Atishay Kshetra, Sudarshan Tirtha stating that the idols of Mahavir Swami and Parshvanath have been discovered from below the bottom on the mountain in Duni, Tonk. According to Jain scriptures, it’s a whole bunch of years previous. In such a scenario, it ought to be given to the petitioner. At the identical time, within the PIL filed by Shankar Lal, it was stated that this non secular place has occupied this land of the forest division. It is recorded as an unattainable mountain within the income data. The forest division has additionally filed an FIR within the matter and has additionally imposed a penalty. After listening to all of the events, the court docket has dismissed the petition and imposed a superb of 5 lakh rupees on the petitioner.
