The Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh government to remove or shift religious structures which encroach on public roads including sideways. <br/><br/>A Lucknow bench of justices Sudhir Agarwal and Rakesh Srivastva said religious structures raised after January 2011 that encroach on public roads shall be removed forthwith. <br/><br/>A compliance report shall be submitted by concerned district magistrate to the state government within two months, the Court ordered. <br/><br/>Those raised earlier should be shifted to private land or removed within six months. <br/><br/>It gave the directions yesterday while disposing of a writ petition filed by 19 locals against alleged encroachment of public pathway land in a locality in Lucknow by construction of a temple.<br/> <br/>The high court also directed the state government to chalk out a plan so as to ensure that public roads were not obstructed due to observance of religious activities.<br/><br/>AIR correspondent reports that the decision given by the bench of Justices Sudhir Agarwal and Rakesh Srivastava will be of far reaching effect. <br/><br/>The order said that religious structures raised after January 2011 that encroach on public roads will be removed forthwith and a compliance report shall be submitted by concerned district magistrate to the state government within two months. <br/><br/>Those raised earlier should be shifted to private land or removed within six months, the order said. It gave the directions while disposing of a writ petition filed by 19 locals against alleged encroachment of public pathway in Lucknow.

The Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh government to remove or shift religious structures which encroach on public roads including sideways. <br/><br/>A Lucknow bench of justices Sudhir Agarwal and Rakesh Srivastva said religious structures raised after January 2011 that encroach on public roads shall be removed forthwith. <br/><br/>A compliance report shall be submitted by concerned district magistrate to the state government within two months, the Court ordered. <br/><br/>Those raised earlier should be shifted to private land or removed within six months. <br/><br/>It gave the directions yesterday while disposing of a writ petition filed by 19 locals against alleged encroachment of public pathway land in a locality in Lucknow by construction of a temple.<br/> <br/>The high court also directed the state government to chalk out a plan so as to ensure that public roads were not obstructed due to observance of religious activities.<br/><br/>AIR correspondent reports that the decision given by the bench of Justices Sudhir Agarwal and Rakesh Srivastava ?will be of far reaching effect. <br/><br/>The order said ?that ?religious structures raised after January 2011 that encroach on public roads will be removed forthwith and a compliance report shall be submitted by concerned district magistrate to the state government within two months. <br/><br/>Those raised earlier should be shifted to private land or removed within six months?, the order said?. It gave the directions while disposing of a writ petition filed by 19 locals against alleged encroachment of public pathway? in Lucknow.

The Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh government to remove or shift religious structures which encroach on public roads including sideways. <br/><br/>A Lucknow bench of justices Sudhir Agarwal and Rakesh Srivastva said religious structures raised after January 2011 that encroach on public roads shall be removed forthwith. <br/><br/>A compliance report shall be submitted by concerned district magistrate to the state government within two months, the Court ordered. <br/><br/>Those raised earlier should be shifted to private land or removed within six months. <br/><br/>It gave the directions yesterday while disposing of a writ petition filed by 19 locals against alleged encroachment of public pathway land in a locality in Lucknow by construction of a temple.<br/> <br/>The high court also directed the state government to chalk out a plan so as to ensure that public roads were not obstructed due to observance of religious activities.<br/><br/>AIR correspondent reports that the decision given by the bench of Justices Sudhir Agarwal and Rakesh Srivastava ?will be of far reaching effect. <br/><br/>The order said ?that ?religious structures raised after January 2011 that encroach on public roads will be removed forthwith and a compliance report shall be submitted by concerned district magistrate to the state government within two months. <br/><br/>Those raised earlier should be shifted to private land or removed within six months?, the order said?. It gave the directions while disposing of a writ petition filed by 19 locals against alleged encroachment of public pathway? in Lucknow.

The Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh government to remove or shift religious structures which encroach on public roads including sideways. <br/><br/>A Lucknow bench of justices Sudhir Agarwal and Rakesh Srivastva said religious structures raised after January 2011 that encroach on public roads shall be removed forthwith. <br/><br/>A compliance report shall be submitted by concerned district magistrate to the state government within two months, the Court ordered. <br/><br/>Those raised earlier should be shifted to private land or removed within six months. <br/><br/>It gave the directions yesterday while disposing of a writ petition filed by 19 locals against alleged encroachment of public pathway land in a locality in Lucknow by construction of a temple.<br/> <br/>The high court also directed the state government to chalk out a plan so as to ensure that public roads were not obstructed due to observance of religious activities.<br/><br/>AIR correspondent reports that the decision given by the bench of Justices Sudhir Agarwal and Rakesh Srivastava ?will be of far reaching effect. <br/><br/>The order said ?that ?religious structures raised after January 2011 that encroach on public roads will be removed forthwith and a compliance report shall be submitted by concerned district magistrate to the state government within two months. <br/><br/>Those raised earlier should be shifted to private land or removed within six months?, the order said?. It gave the directions while disposing of a writ petition filed by 19 locals against alleged encroachment of public pathway? in Lucknow.

The Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh government to remove or shift religious structures which encroach on public roads including sideways. <br/><br/>A Lucknow bench of justices Sudhir Agarwal and Rakesh Srivastva said religious structures raised after January 2011 that encroach on public roads shall be removed forthwith. <br/><br/>A compliance report shall be submitted by concerned district magistrate to the state government within two months, the Court ordered. <br/><br/>Those raised earlier should be shifted to private land or removed within six months. <br/><br/>It gave the directions yesterday while disposing of a writ petition filed by 19 locals against alleged encroachment of public pathway land in a locality in Lucknow by construction of a temple.<br/> <br/>The high court also directed the state government to chalk out a plan so as to ensure that public roads were not obstructed due to observance of religious activities.