Archive · 28 Nov 2025
JDA Officer Suspended After Issuing Notice to Shiv Temple
A Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) officer named Arun Kumar Poonia was suspended after he sent a notice to a Shiv temple in Vaishali Nagar.
The notice said the temple was using public land for its boundary wall without permission.
This made many local people and groups like the Bajrang Dal angry because they thought the notice should have been sent to a person or authority, not the temple.
The JDA said the temple was using 1.59 meters and 1.06 meters of the road, which is against the law.
The High Court had earlier told the JDA to check and take action on such cases.
Because the JDA did not act quickly, someone even filed a complaint.
The JDA officer was then suspended for sending the notice.
A JDA officer was suspended for issuing a notice to a Shiv temple in Vaishali Nagar, Jaipur, for alleged encroachment.
The notice claimed the temple had built a boundary wall on public land without permission, encroaching 1.59 meters and 1.06 meters into the road.
Protests erupted from local residents and groups like the Bajrang Dal, who argued the notice should have been addressed to a person or authority.
The High Court had previously ordered the JDA to investigate and take action on unauthorized constructions, leading to a contempt petition due to inaction.
The JDA officer, Arun Kumar Poonia, was suspended with immediate effect following the controversy.
- Who
- Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) officer Arun Kumar Poonia
- What
- Issued a notice to a Shiv temple for alleged encroachment and was subsequently suspended
- When
- The notice was issued recently, and the suspension occurred on Friday
- Where
- Vaishali Nagar, Jaipur
- Why
- The notice led to protests by local residents and groups, including the Bajrang Dal, who argued that it should have been addressed to a person or authority, instead of the Shiv temple itself
- Temple Location
- Vaishali Nagar, Jaipur
- Alleged Encroachment
- 1.59 meters and 1.06 meters into the road
- Penalty for Violation
- 1 year imprisonment and a fine of Rs 1 lakh
- High Court Order
- JDA to hold inquiry and take appropriate action on unauthorized constructions
- Contempt Petition
- Filed by the petitioner due to JDA's inaction