03-10-2006, 10:59 PM
Court moved for safety of temples in Varanasi
Legal Correspondent
NEW DELHI: A petition was filed in the Supreme Court on Friday seeking directions to the Centre and the Uttar Pradesh Government to take appropriate steps to ensure the safety of all religious places in Varanasi following the bomb blasts at the Sankat Motchan temple on Tuesday.
Entry regulation
The petition, filed by Mohammed Aslam alias Bhure (who is one of the petitioners in the Ayodhya dispute), wanted the court to direct the authorities in Varanasi to regulate the entry of devotees at the religious places to ensure that large number of people did not assemble near these places.
Barricades
He has also requested the authorities to put barricades near the religious places and increase the security.
He has cited the earlier orders passed by the court directing the authorities to take measures to ensure the safety of the Vishwanath temple and the Gyanvapi masjid in Varanasi and Krishna temple and Idgah in Mathura.
The petition filed through lawyer M.M. Kashyap is expected to be mentioned shortly for early listing.
Legal Correspondent
NEW DELHI: A petition was filed in the Supreme Court on Friday seeking directions to the Centre and the Uttar Pradesh Government to take appropriate steps to ensure the safety of all religious places in Varanasi following the bomb blasts at the Sankat Motchan temple on Tuesday.
Entry regulation
The petition, filed by Mohammed Aslam alias Bhure (who is one of the petitioners in the Ayodhya dispute), wanted the court to direct the authorities in Varanasi to regulate the entry of devotees at the religious places to ensure that large number of people did not assemble near these places.
Barricades
He has also requested the authorities to put barricades near the religious places and increase the security.
He has cited the earlier orders passed by the court directing the authorities to take measures to ensure the safety of the Vishwanath temple and the Gyanvapi masjid in Varanasi and Krishna temple and Idgah in Mathura.
The petition filed through lawyer M.M. Kashyap is expected to be mentioned shortly for early listing.