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Hindu god issued with court


summons in east Indian state
Summons erroneously addressed to Hanuman after case filed against temple
in Bihar for encroaching on government land
Agence France-Presse
Thursday 18 February 2016 11.04GMT

A court has served a Hindu god with a summons for illegally


encroaching on government land in eastern India after a roadside
temple was built in his honour, ocials have said.
Photos in local media showed the summons, addressed to Hanuman,
pasted on an idol of the monkey god who is worshipped for his courage
and strength, at the temple in Bihar state.
The summons was issued after the public works department led a
case against the temple for encroaching on the road, a court ocial in
Rohtas district, who asked not to be named, said on Thursday.
The department petitioned the local magistrates court to have the
temple removed for obstructing trac, but local Hindu groups have
protested against the legal action.
An ocial in Rohtas said the summons had been erroneously
addressed to the Hindu god and would be corrected. The summons
was meant for the temple management and not the god, Hashim
Khan, Rohtas deputy development commissioner, said.
Encroachment on public land is widespread in India, including by
religious groups who construct temples, shrines and other places of
worship on public walkways, roads and vacant land.
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