Madhya Pradesh: Excessive Court docket Asks Why All Hindu Castes Not Given Likelihood To Turn into Pujaris |
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Excessive Court docket, principal bench of Jabalpur on Tuesday, issued discover to the Chief Secretary, Principal Secretary GAD, Ministry of Social Justice, Non secular and Endowments Ministry and Public Works Division (PWD) and sought reply inside 4 weeks asking why all castes of Hindu faith not given equal alternative to be appointed Pujaris in state-governed non secular locations.
Anusuchit Jati-Jan Jati Adhikari Karamchari Sanghi(AJJAKS) filed a PIL difficult the constitutionality of the orders dated October 4, 2018 and February 4, 2019 by the Division of Spirituality, Bhopal, Authorities of Madhya Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh Specified Temple Invoice 2019. Division bench of Chief Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Vivek Jain handed the order.
Senior advocates Rameshwar Singh Thakur and Pushpendra Shah who appeared on behalf of the petitioner, advised the courtroom that beneath Part 46 of Specified Temple Invoice 2019, Madhya Pradesh authorities has notified greater than 350 temples together with well-known temples of Madhya Pradesh and subordinate temples, buildings and different buildings in Schedule-I and the notified temples have been saved beneath state management by Madhya Pradesh authorities.
During which the state authorities’s Division of Spirituality has made a coverage/regulation on February 4, 2019 associated to the appointment of Pujaris, beneath which solely a selected caste has been appointed to the publish of priest and a provision has additionally been made to pay the appointed priest a set wage from the treasury.
They stated that each one the above provisions are inconsistent with Articles 14, 15, 16 and 21 of the Indian Structure, that are voidable. The advocate additionally advised the courtroom that Hindu neighborhood additionally consists of OBC/SC/ST lessons, therefore appointing an individual from just one caste of the Hindu neighborhood as Pujaris shouldn’t be justified in accordance with the Structure.
Deputy Advocate Common Abhijeet Awasthi raised questions on maintainability of the stated PIL that the petitioner AJJAKS is an organisation of workers which has no authorized proper to file the petition.
