Mangaluru, Mar 22: The State government on Monday told the High Court of Karnataka that A.B. Ibrahim, Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Dakshina Kannada district, was not officiating as the DC under the Karnataka Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments Act, 1997 for the district.
State Advocate-General Madhusudan R. Naik informed the court that the Additional Deputy Commissioner of the district has been entrusted with the task of DC (Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments) as per the circular issued by the State.
The A-G was responding to the allegation made in a petition that Mr. Ibrahim has been officiating as the DC (Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments) in violation of the Act, which makes it mandatory that a person professing Hindu religion only could be appointed to these posts for discharge of duties under the Act.
The submission was made during the hearing of a petition filed by a devotee of Puttur Mahalingeshwara temple seeking removal from Mr. Ibrahim's name from the invitation card of the temple's annual festival saying that printing of Mr. Ibrahim's name violates the purpose of the Act.
It was also told to the court that Mr. Ibrahim's name was printed on the invitation in his capacity as the DC of the district. However, counsel for the petitioner disagreed with the government's submission and reiterated the allegation that Mr. Ibrahim did discharge the functions of the DC (Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments) in violation of the law.
Following this, Justice A.S. Bopanna, asked petitioner's counsel to submit relevant documents to establish the allegation and adjourned further hearing till March 24.
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As I said earlier in the year of 1987 Asst.Commissioner, Revnue Kundapura, Mr. Ashwath Nayarana Gowda was appointed as an administrator for Udipi Jam1ya Masjid. This was ordered by Hon'ble High Court of Karnataka. Both parties of Jamiya Masjid agreed to this court order.
It is very unfair on the part of Hindu Fundamentalist, removing the name of DC, the present moktesar of the Maha Lingeswara Temple of Puttur. MLA Shakuntala played divisive role on this issue. There are many Temples in Coastal Karnataka, Mulki Bappanadu, Kollur Mukambika where muslims are involved for yearly car festivals and in Yellur udupi district, the vadya is managed by Muslims. Almost fire works for the all temples are provided by a family of Bailoor, Karkala Belvai Muslims. Even in Udupi Krishna Temple fire works were supplied by Muslims.
Saffrons/BJP have no other work than divisive politics. Shame Shame..............
Govt defend Ibrahim in High court but congress own leaders support VHP and bajarangdal on this issue.. what a shame of Congress. its fully Nataka, this congress Fooling public specially Muslims .
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