Attempts to encroach Puri Jagannath temple land will not be tolerated: Shrine authorities

THE Jagannath temple administration in Odisha's Puri has said it would protect the property of the 12th-century shrine and asserted that any move to encroach temple land would not be tolerated.

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The SJTA, in a statement, said that it would computerised land records of the temple and protect them as per the Uniform Policy of the state government and the provisions of the Shri Janganath Temple Act, 1955.

The comments from the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA), Puri, come after the Orissa High Court, in a recent judgment, stressed the need for seamless coordination and timely communication between the state's Law Department and the temple authorities in all matters related to the alienation, lease, or mutation of temple land.

The temple in Puri is governed by the Law Department under the Shree Jagannath Temple Act, 1955.