Plea in SC seeks permission for re-construction of Guru Ravidas Temple

A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking permission for re-construction of Guru Ravidas Temple in Tughlaqabad forest area here which was demolished by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) following the apex court's direction, saying it is pious site and worshipped for last 500-600 years.

The temple's demolition had led to a series of protests in places like Delhi, Punjab and Haryana and the apex court had on August 19 directed the authorities in these areas to ensure that no law and order situation is created politically or otherwise.

The petition has been filed by two former members of parliament -- Ashok Tanwar and Pradeep Jain Aditya -- who have sought enforcement of their right to worship which, they alleged,
The plea said that the temple and adjoining structures had been present there for the last 600 years and prior to any master plans and hence, "no violation can be caused by a historical structure, which has come under green zone under laws which are subsequent to structure."