Encroachers are eagles’

Encroachers are eagles’
Hyderabad Aug. 6: The AP High Court on Monday took objection to the unauthorised construction of places of worship on vacant government land in urban areas. A division bench comprising Chief Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice C.V. Nagarjuna Reddy observed that "occupying open places and constructing temples and places of worship in urban areas is one of the stepping stones to politics for persons who are involved in this type of activities."
Justice Singhvi said, "the court cannot term the constructions as religious constructions. The court terms them as illegal." The court said the encroachers were "eagles" not leaders. "They are constructing those structures not for peace but for creating violence," the court observed. To a question, the municipal administration counsel said that about 116 acres was encroached in cities and towns and the government had cleared 1.62 acres. The case was posted to August .