Bengaluru: Following Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot’s approval, the Karnataka Religious Structures (Protection) Act has come into effect, preventing the demolition of religious structures in public locations.
According to the sources, the Karnataka Assembly’s recently passed law has now been published in the Karnataka Gazette notification.
Following public outrage over the demolition of a temple in Nanjanagudu, Mysuru, the Karnataka Religious Structures (Protection) Bill was introduced in the Assembly, and the governor gave his approval on October 19.
As per the Act, it also prohibits the government or local government from constructing religious structures on public property without official permission in the future.
It further adds that the District Administration may authorise religious activities in such protected structures, subject to custom, law, usage, and any other conditions that the State Government may establish from time to time.
The law gives protection to the State Government, as well as its officers and employees, by declaring that no legal action would be brought against them for anything done or intended to be done under this Act or its provisions.
