ORDER : State of Madhya Pradesh: 1. In pursuance to the directions of this Court, the Chief Secretary of the State of Madhya Pradesh has filed an affidavit dated 22nd July, 2010 in which it has been mentioned that, on the basis of the report received from the District Collectors and District Magistrates, they have identified 51,624 unauthorizedly constructed religious places on public streets, public places and public parks, in the State of Madhya Pradesh. Out of these structures, 353 structures have been removed, 88 structures have been relocated and 338 structures have been regularized. 2. We expect the State of Madhya Pradesh to deal with the remaining unauthorizedly constructed structures, on priority basis, on the strength of orders of this Court and on the strength of the Madhya Pradesh Sarvajanik Sthan (Dharmik Bhawan Evam Gatividhiyon Ka Viniyaman) Adhiniyam, 2001. We direct the Chief Secretary to file further affidavit giving therein the exact status of the unauthorized constructions on public streets, public places and public parks in the State, within four weeks from today. State of Karnataka: 3. The Chief Secretary of the Government of Karnataka has filed an affidavit in pursuance of the directions passed by this Court on 29.9.2009 and 7.12.2009 in which it has been mentioned that directions have already been issued to the Deputy Commissioners and District Magistrates/Addl. Deputy Commissioners and Addl. District Commissioners to ensure that no unauthorized religious constructions, like temples, churches, mosques, gurudwaras etc. would be allowed to come up on public streets, public parks and public places. 4. The learned Counsel for the State of Karnataka submits that on the basis of the chart which has been annexed to the affidavit, there are 2814 unauthorized religious constructions on the public roads, public park and public places. She has also drawn our attention to the policy which has been formulated by the State of Karnataka in which it is mentioned that in pursuance of the directions issued by this Court, the entire process of removing, relocating or regularising the unauthorized constructions shall be completed by 31st December, 2010. 5. We direct the Chief Secretary to file further affidavit indicating the latest position with regard to the removal, relocation and regularisation of the unauthorized religious constructions, within four weeks from today. State of Uttar Pradesh: 6. 5. We direct the Chief Secretary to file further affidavit indicating the latest position with regard to the removal, relocation and regularisation of the unauthorized religious constructions, within four weeks from today. State of Uttar Pradesh: 6. The Chief Secretary of the State of U.P. has filed an affidavit dated 25.1.2010 in which they have quoted the orders of this Court dated 29.9.2009 Union of India vs. State of Gujarat, (2011) 14 SCC 62 and 7.12.2009 Union of India vs. State of Gujarat, (2011) 14 SCC 60 . We direct the Chief Secretary to file a comprehensive affidavit on the basis of the reports/affidavits received from the District Collectors and Magistrates from all the districts in the State of U.P., indicating the total number of unauthorized religious constructions on public land, public park and public places and also indicating as to how many of them have been removed, relocated and regularized. Let that affidavit be filed within four weeks. We direct that the guidelines formulated by the State of U.P. may also be annexed along with the affidavit. State of West Bengal: 7. The Chief Secretary of the State of West Bengal has filed an affidavit annexing therewith a copy of the policy of the Government, in which it has been clearly mentioned that no new unauthorized constructions in the name of temple, mosque or Gurdwara, on public street, public land or public places would be allowed. The Government departments and local bodies, such as Panchayats and municipalities would detect and stop such unauthorized religious constructions. Regarding the existing structures, the Government realises that the unauthorized structures should be removed from public places. It is further stated that keeping in view the sensitive nature of the work, the Government would have to deal with the problem cautiously. The Guiding principle will be to remove unauthorized structures from public places. 8. According to the policy, the entire survey as contemplated by this Curt, will be complete by 31 July, 2010. Since the survey is likely to be concluded very shortly, we would like the Chief Secretary to annex a copy of the survey report along with his affidavit. Let the affidavit be filed within four weeks. The affidavit should indicate the number of existing unauthorized constructions on public lands, public streets or public places and also indicate as to how many such structures have been removed, relocated or regularized. Let the affidavit be filed within four weeks. The affidavit should indicate the number of existing unauthorized constructions on public lands, public streets or public places and also indicate as to how many such structures have been removed, relocated or regularized. State of Chhattisgarh: 9. The State of Chhattisgarh has filed an affidavit in which it has been mentioned that they have surveyed all the unauthorized religious structures in the State. What was directed by this Court was to indicate as to which are unauthorized religious structures on public streets, public lands or public places and as to how many of them have been removed, relocated or regularised. We direct the Chief Secretary of the State of Chhattisgarh to file a proper affidavit, within four weeks from today, giving therein the details on the pattern of the chart as has been prepared by the State of Madhya Pradesh. State of Gujarat: 10. In pursuance to the directions of this Court, an affidavit has been filed by the Additional Secretary (Home) on behalf of the State of Gujarat. As per the said affidavit, the State of Gujarat has about 15,000 unauthorized religious constructions on the public streets, public roads or public places. 11. The Learned Counsel for the State of Gujarat prayed for time to furnish details as to how many of them have been removed, relocated or regularized. Let an affidavit be filed by Chief Secretary indicating the latest position with regard to the removal, relocation and regularisation of the unauthorized religious constructions, within four weeks from today. State of Jharkhand: 12. In the earlier affidavit dated 21 January, 2010, filed on behalf of the State of Jharkhand, it was indicated that 1502 unauthorized religious constructions on public land have been identified. It is further mentioned that the State has formulated a new policy on 22.7.2010 and various committees have been set up to arrest the menace of unauthorized constructions but no details have been given. 13. We direct the Chief Secretary of the State to file a comprehensive affidavit dealing with the entire problem, particularly mentioning as to how many unauthorized religious constructions have been removed, relocated or regularised, within four weeks from today. State of Haryana: 14. No one is present on behalf of the State of Haryana. 15. 13. We direct the Chief Secretary of the State to file a comprehensive affidavit dealing with the entire problem, particularly mentioning as to how many unauthorized religious constructions have been removed, relocated or regularised, within four weeks from today. State of Haryana: 14. No one is present on behalf of the State of Haryana. 15. The Chief Secretary of the State of Haryana has indicated in the affidavit that the State Government has already formulated a policy regarding the removal, relocation and regularisation of the unauthorized religious constructions in the State. From the affidavit it is not clear as to how many unauthorized religious constructions have been removed, relocated or regularised. 16. We direct the Chief Secretary of the State to file a comprehensive affidavit, within four weeks from today, giving therein as to how many unauthorized religious constructions have been removed, relocated or regularised. State of Arunachal Pradesh: 17. The Chief Secretary of the State of Arunachal Pradesh has filed an affidavit in which it has been mentioned that there are no unauthorized constructions of religious nature on public land or public park and an assurance has been given to the Court that in future, no unauthorized constructions of such nature shall be permitted to be carried out in the entire State of Arunachal Pradesh. Hence, no further affidavit is required to be filed. State of Himachal Pradesh: 18. The Chief Secretary of the State of Himachal Pradesh has filed an affidavit in which it has been mentioned that in pursuance of the directions of this Court, the State Government has already formulated a policy to deal with the unauthorized religious constructions on public lands, public parks or public places. It has been indicated therein that about 4,000 structures are unauthorized in the State of Himachal Pradesh but it is not clear as to how many of them have been removed, relocated or regularised. 19. We direct the Chief Secretary of the State to file further affidavit mentioning therein as to how many unauthorized religious constructions have been removed, relocated or regularised, within four weeks from today. State of Jammu and Kashmir: 20. The Chief Secretary of the State of Jharkhand has filed an affidavit in which it has been mentioned that total number of encroachments on public land is 1142. State of Jammu and Kashmir: 20. The Chief Secretary of the State of Jharkhand has filed an affidavit in which it has been mentioned that total number of encroachments on public land is 1142. We direct the Chief Secretary of the State to file further affidavit mentioning therein as to how many unauthorized religious constructions have been removed, relocated or regularised, within four weeks from today. State of Orissa: 21. The Chief Secretary of the State of Orissa has filed an affidavit in which it is indicated that the total number of unauthorized constructions on public land is 15,708 but the details thereof have not been given as to how many of them have been removed, relocated or regularised. We direct the Chief Secretary of the State to file further affidavit mentioning therein as to how many unauthorized religious constructions have been removed, relocated or regularised, within four weeks from today. State of Chandigarh: 22. The Chief Secretary of the Union Territory of Chandigarh has filed an affidavit in which it has been mentioned that total number of unauthorized constructions in the Union Territory of Chandigarh is 285. We direct the Chief Secretary to file further affidavit, within four weeks, mentioning therein as to how many, out of 285 unauthorized constructions, have been removed, relocated or regularised. State of Tripura: 23. The Chief Secretary of the State of Tripura has filed an affidavit in which it has been mentioned that there are 85 unauthorized religious structures on public land in the State of Tripura, but no details thereof has been given. We direct the Chief Secretary to file further affidavit, within four weeks, mentioning therein as to how many, out of 85 unauthorized religious structures, have been removed, relocated or regularised. State of Meghalaya: 24. The Chief Secretary of the State of Meghalaya has filed an affidavit in which it has been mentioned that there are 17 unauthorized structures in the State of Meghalaya and the policy of removing, relocating or regularising the unauthorized religious structures has yet not been finalized. He has prayed for some time for this purpose. 25. We direct the Chief Secretary to file further affidavit, within four weeks, indicating the number of unauthorized religious structures which have been removed, relocated or regularized. State of Puducherry: 26. He has prayed for some time for this purpose. 25. We direct the Chief Secretary to file further affidavit, within four weeks, indicating the number of unauthorized religious structures which have been removed, relocated or regularized. State of Puducherry: 26. The Chief Secretary to the Government of Puducherry has filed an affidavit in which it has been mentioned that there are 515 unauthorized constructions of religious nature on public streets, public parks and public places. It has been further mentioned that the concerned Collector has been directed to remove, relocate and regularise those structures within one year. We would like the Chief Secretary of the Union Territory of Puducherry to file further affidavit as to submit the latest status report. State of Kerala: 27. The Chief Secretary of the State of Kerala has filed an affidavit in which it has been mentioned that the District Collectors have identified 901 cases of encroachments on public lands. It has further been mentioned that the Cabinet Sub Committee met and took stock of the situation to prevent further encroachment on public land. We direct the Chief Secretary to ensure that the policy for removal, relocation or regularisation of the unauthorized constructions must be formulated within four months from today. We direct the Chief Secretary to also file further affidavit, within four weeks, mentioning therein as to how many of them have been removed, relocated or regularised. State of Punjab: 28. No one is present on behalf of the State of Punjab. 29. The Chief Secretary of the State of Punjab has filed an affidavit in which it has been mentioned that they have detected 837 unauthorized religious structures on public land, but no details has been given. We direct the Chief Secretary to file further affidavit, within four weeks, mentioning therein as to how many, out of 837 unauthorized religious structures, have been removed, relocated or regularised. State of Bihar: 30. We direct the Chief Secretary of the State of Bihar to file a comprehensive affidavit indicating the total number of unauthorized religious structures on public lands, public parks or public places in the entire State of Bihar, within four weeks from today. State of Uttarakhand: 31. The Chief Secretary of the State of Uttarakhand has filed an affidavit in which it has been mentioned that the State has identified 3,647 unauthorized religious constructions, but no details thereof has been given. State of Uttarakhand: 31. The Chief Secretary of the State of Uttarakhand has filed an affidavit in which it has been mentioned that the State has identified 3,647 unauthorized religious constructions, but no details thereof has been given. We direct the Chief Secretary to file further affidavit, within four weeks, mentioning therein as to how many, out of 3,647 unauthorized religious constructions, have been removed, relocated or regularised. State of Rajasthan: 32. The Chief Secretary of the Government of Rajasthan has filed an affidavit in which it has been mentioned that there are 58,253 unauthorized religious constructions on public roads, public streets and public places, but details thereof have not been given. We direct the Chief Secretary to file further affidavit, within four weeks, mentioning therein as to how many, out of 58,253 unauthorized religious constructions, have been removed, relocated or regularised. State of Manipur: 33. The Chief Secretary of the State of Manipur has filed an affidavit in which it has been mentioned that there are total number of 188 unauthorized religious structures on public lands, but no details thereof have been given. We direct the Chief Secretary to file further affidavit, within four weeks, mentioning therein as to how many, out of those 188 unauthorized religious structures, have been removed, relocated or regularised. State of Goa: 34. The Chief Secretary of the State of Goa has filed an affidavit in which it has been mentioned that there are 977 unauthorized religious structures on public lands in the State, but no details thereof have been given. We direct the Chief Secretary to file further affidavit, within four weeks, mentioning therein as to how many, out of 977 unauthorized religious structures, have been removed, relocated or regularised. State NCT of Delhi: 35. An affidavit has been filed by the Principal Secretary (Revenue)-cum-Divisional Commissioner on behalf of NCT of Delhi wherein it has been mentioned that there were 20 unauthorized religious structures in the area of Delhi Development Authority, out of them, 7 have been removed, 12 are yet to be removed and 1 has been considered for regularisation. Similarly, there were 7 unauthorized religious structures in the area of Municipal Corporation of Delhi, out of which 1 has been removed, 6 are yet to be removed. Similarly, there were 7 unauthorized religious structures in the area of Municipal Corporation of Delhi, out of which 1 has been removed, 6 are yet to be removed. Similarly, there were 4 unauthorized religious structures within the area of Public Works Department on public land, out of them, 2 have been removed and 2 are yet to be removed. In the area of N.D.M.C. there is only one unauthorized religious structure which has not been removed. In the office of Divisional Commissioner, there were 4 unauthorized religious structures and out of them, 1 has been regularised, 2 have not been removed and action has been taken against 1. In the area of Central Public Works Department, Government of India, there are 2 unauthorized religious structures on public llands and they are yet to be removed. In the area of Delhi I.G.I. Airport, there were 13 unauthorized religious structures and 7 of them have been removed and 6 have not been removed. In the area of Land and Development Office, Government of India, there are 2 unauthorized religious structures and out of them 1 has not been removed and information regarding another is awaited. 36. We direct the Chief Secretary to file further affidavit, within four weeks, mentioning therein the total number of unauthorized religious structures and how many of them have been removed, relocated or regularised. State of Assam: 37. The Chief Secretary of the Government of Assam has filed an affidavit in which it has been mentioned that in pursuance of the directions of this Court, the State of Assam has formulated a policy but the same has yet not been applied to identify the total number of unauthorized religious constructions on public lands. We direct the Chief Secretary to file a comprehensive affidavit, within four weeks, giving therein the total number of unauthorized religious structures on public lands and also indicating as to how many have been removed, relocated or regularised. State of Maharashtra: 38. The Chief Secretary of Maharashtra has filed an affidavit indicating that there are 17,385 unauthorized religious structures on public lands in the State of Maharashtra. It is further indicated that the Government is in the process of framing a policy for removal, relocation and regularisation of the encroachments on public lands. State of Maharashtra: 38. The Chief Secretary of Maharashtra has filed an affidavit indicating that there are 17,385 unauthorized religious structures on public lands in the State of Maharashtra. It is further indicated that the Government is in the process of framing a policy for removal, relocation and regularisation of the encroachments on public lands. We direct the Chief Secretary to file further affidavit, within four weeks, indicating therein that out of the total number of unauthorized religious structures, how many of them have been removed, relocated or regularised. State of Tamil Nadu: 39. The Chief Secretary of the State of Tamil Nadu has filed an affidavit in which it is stated that there are 77,453 unauthorized religious structures on public lands in the State of Tamil Nadu. It is further indicated that the Government has framed a policy for removing the unauthorized religious structures on public lands. We direct the Chief Secretary to file a comprehensive affidavit, within four weeks, indicating therein that out of the total number of unauthorized religious structures, how many of them have been removed, relocated or regularised. A copy of the policy be filed along with the affidavit. State of Andhra Pradesh: 40. The Chief Secretary of the State of Andhra Pradesh has filed an affidavit in which it has been mentioned that the Government of Andhra Pradesh has held a series of meetings/discussions with various officials of the State and a preliminary survey has been conducted. It is further indicated that they identified 6707 unauthorized religious structures existing on public streets/parks/places in the State of Andhra Pradesh, out of which 2224 religious structures are existing in the objectionable public places. We direct the Chief Secretary to file further affidavit, within four weeks, indicating therein that out of the total number of unauthorized religious structures, how many of them have been removed, relocated or regularised. State of Nagaland, Sikkim, Mizoram and Lakshadweep: 41. Affidavits have been filed on behalf of these States/Island indicating that there are no unauthorized religious structures on public lands in those States/Island and hence no further affidavit is required to be filed by them. State of Andaman and Nicobar Islands: 42. State of Nagaland, Sikkim, Mizoram and Lakshadweep: 41. Affidavits have been filed on behalf of these States/Island indicating that there are no unauthorized religious structures on public lands in those States/Island and hence no further affidavit is required to be filed by them. State of Andaman and Nicobar Islands: 42. An affidavit has been filed by the Deputy Resident Commissioner of Andaman and Nicobar Islands on behalf of the Andaman and Nicobar Administration in which it has been mentioned that there are 285 religious structures on public lands in South Andaman District and 38 religious structures in North and Middle Andaman District on public lands. We direct the Administrator of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands to file further affidavit mentioning therein as to how many of them have been removed, relocated or regularised, within four weeks from today. State of Daman & Diu and Dadar & Nagar Haveli: 43. In the affidavits filed on behalf of these Islands, it has been mentioned that there are 87 unauthorized religious constructions in Daman and Diu and 28 unauthorized religious constructions in Dadar and Nagar Haveli. 44. The Administrators of these Islands are directed to file further affidavits within four weeks from today, mentioning therein the total number of unauthorized structures on public lands and as to how many of them have been removed, relocated or regularised, within four weeks from today. 45. List this matter for further directions on 14th September, 2010.