Allahabad HC rules Places of Worship Act allows acquisition of religious sites for public projects, dismissing petition from Varanasi shopkeepers.

Allahabad HC rules Places of Worship Act allows acquisition of religious sites for public projects, dismissing petition from Varanasi shopkeepers.

The Allahabad High Court has upheld the State's authority to acquire religious sites for public projects, dismissing a petition against Varanasi's Daalmandi market redevelopment.

The petitioners had opposed the acquisition of six mosques as part of a road widening and beautification project linked to the Kashi Vishwanath Corridor.

The Allahabad high court dismissed a writ petition seeking to halt the widening and beautification of the Dalmandi area in Varanasi