Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh High Court on Wednesday heard the dispute over reconstruction of the Ramalayam at Akiveedu in West Godavari. It has served notices to the state government to file counter affidavits. In this regard, a single judge bench headed by Justice K. Srinivasa Reddy heard a lunch motion petition moved by Vanga Joshnadevi and others hailing from Pedapeta at Akiveedu. The petitioners claimed that the temple is being reconstructed without obtaining mandatory permissions from the officials concerned. The judge recorded the assurance given by advocate Vallabhaneni Sirisha on behalf of Akiveedu Nagara Major Panchayati commissioner, stating that they would not initiate any hasty move with regard to the demolition of the existing structure without obtaining the permission from the authorities concerned.The High Court directed the registry to serve notices to principal secretary (municipal administration), municipal commissioner, West Godavari collector and others to file counter affidavits and posted the next hearing after two weeks. Petitioners’ counsel Jada Sravan Kumar argued that the land on which the temple stands is Adangal and owned by the government. The existing old structures on it are referred to as Gonthenamma Temple. The petitioners’ counsel said some local public representatives are claiming that the Gonthenamma Temple is an ancient Ramayalam. Based on their claim, they are making efforts to build a new Ramayalam replacing the dilapidated temple. In the interim, AP Legislative Assembly deputy speaker and Undi MLA K. Raghurama Krishna Raju appeared in the court in person and informed that the construction of the temple is being carried out with contributions from the devotees. He assured that all statutory permissions would be obtained before continuing the construction work. Separately, the deputy speaker told media that law must be applied equally to all religious structures – temples, churches and mosques. He maintained that prior permission must be obtained from the concerned district collector for taking up any construction. Raghurama Krishna Raju alleged that in some places, permissions obtained for other purposes are being misused to construct religious structures.
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