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In a major order, the Supreme Court today (10th May) upheld the Allahabad High Court’s Order to demolish illegal settlements in Akbar Nagar in Lucknow.

He further highlighted that two temples have gone “missing” and the Devi Sannathi in Sri Ekambareswarar Temple has been demolished with houses built there. The encroachment extends to 23000 square feet of the temple land.

According to temple committee officials, the local Muslims have prepared fake documents from the office of the District Commissioner to stake a claim on the Hindu land.

The Gujarat High Court pointed out that the property on which the temple is located is not owned by the petitioners.

A case of illegal occupation of government lands has also surfaced in the popular tourist destination of Ramnagar in Uttarakhand

A playground grabbed by TMC leader Sheikh Shahjahan in Sandeshkhali has been freed and handed over to villagers

The AAP refuted the Supreme Court's observation that its Delhi office on Rouse Avenue was constructed on encroached land

Meanwhile, the Haldwani Municipal Corporation on Monday issued a recovery notice of Rs 2.44 crore against Abdul Malik, a key accused in the violence at Haldwani, asking him to deposit the money to cover damage caused to government property during the clash.

An illicit madrasa which was built on the Pavangad Fort was demolished by the Kolhapur administration on 6th January.

As per reports, locals said that the police had visited the site a number of times before and had also seized equipment, yet, the administration was caught unawares when they found the pond-site levelled.