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Declare Dewan mandir as protected monument DB directs petitioner to approach Govt 12/7/2016 10:28:51 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 7: In a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by president and two members of Executive Committee of Dewan Mandir Society seeking declaration of Dewan Mandir as Protected Monument, Division Bench of High Court comprising Chief Justice N Paul Vasanthakumar and Justice Tashi Rabstan after hearing both the sides observed that before filing this petition, the petitioners have not approached the Government seeking declaration of the Dewan Mandir Complex as a protected monument. Section 3 of the Jammu and Kashmir Ancient Monuments Preservation Act, 1977 contemplates that the Government is the competent authority to declare any structure as protected monument within the meaning of the Act and it is a well settled proposition of law that before seeking writ of mandamus, there must be a demand and on non-consideration of the demand, writ of mandamus can be filed. Hence this writ petition is dismissed. If the petitioners are having any interest in seeking declaration of the Dewan Mandir as protected monument, they are at liberty to approach the Government In the PIL, it has been submitted that the Dewan Mandir is an ancient temple which had been constructed in the year 1897 by one Dewan Jawala and deities of Laxmi Narayan were installed there. The temple has huge property spread over kanals of land. It has 70 shops with each costing about Rs 25 lakh. The temple was given to Dewan Jawala and Pujaries were appointed for the maintenance of temple. The temple has its own history and has been discussed in various books. But at present the temple property is being destroyed and some part of it is being encroached and a portion of temple property has been converted into parking by Jammu Development Authority. There is no maintenance of the temple property by Jammu Municipal Corporation and the JDA. The Deputy Commissioner has been approached many times but nothing has been done so far for the maintenance of the temple property, the petitioners said while seeking declaration of temple as Protected Monument under Section 3 of the Ancient Monument Act, 1904.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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