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Karnataka HC questions parking fee at temple
The Karnataka High Court is asking for an explanation about why parking fees are being collected at the Muthathi Sri Anjaneyaswamy Temple.
The court wants to know who is managing the parking area and if it is part of the temple grounds.
They also want to know if the temple being in an eco-sensitive zone makes it an eco-tourism project.
The court is concerned about the legal basis for collecting these fees, not how the money is spent.
The next hearing is scheduled for September 3.
Karnataka High Court seeks explanation for parking fee collection at Muthathi Sri Anjaneyaswamy Temple.
Court questions if the temple's location in an eco-sensitive zone justifies parking fees.
Petitioner argues parking area is managed by local government, not Forest Department.
Government states Eco-Development Committee collects fees for parking maintenance.
Next hearing scheduled for September 3.
- Who
- Karnataka High Court, D. Nagaraju, Eco-Development Committee
- What
- Questioning of parking fee collection at Muthathi Sri Anjaneyaswamy Temple
- When
- Next hearing on September 3
- Where
- Bengaluru, Karnataka
- Why
- To determine the legal basis for collecting parking fees in an eco-sensitive zone
Petitioner's Argument
Government's Argument
Management of Parking Area
Petitioner's Argument
The parking area is managed by the local government and the Tahsildar’s authority, not the Forest Department.
Government's Argument
The Eco-Development Committee collects the parking fee, following instructions given to the Range Forest Officer, and uses the money to maintain the parking area.
- Court
- Karnataka High Court
- Petitioner
- D. Nagaraju
- Next Hearing
- September 3
- Notification Date
- January 17, 2019
- Temple
- Muthathi Sri Anjaneyaswamy Temple
- Judges
- Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice K.S. Hemalekha