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૧૯૦૫ ] શ્રી ગિરનારજી સબંધી ભાઇબંધ પત્રકારાના અભિપ્રાય.
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delays it has sanctioned, whist tolerating the acts of the defendant State, fairly indicate that it is affected by the status of one of the parties to the cause. We fully recognize the difficulties the Jains labour under in having to establish their claim in the Darbari Court but the action of the latter in refusing the injunction and permitting the delay in the proceedings is without even an outward semblance of justice, and it is fair to infer that the State intends to exercise arbitrary powers over the Girnar Hill, unless it is seriously reminded of its responsibilities.
The Advocate of India. 18-8-09. THE JAINS AND THE JUNAGADH STATE.
We understand from the Advocate of India that our Jain brethren urge forward a serious grievance in the matter of their rights as against the Junagadh State authorities with re ference to the Girnar Hill which is within the jurisdiction of that State. The Girnar Hill is considered a holy place by the Jains, and their right and title to that hill are alleged to date from very ancient times, and there is documentary evidence more than fifteen centuries old to support them. It appears that this right of the Jains was questioned by the State authorities, and the opposite party called upon to prove it in a Judicial Court. So far this is alright, but we gather that the Jains demand that pending the decision of the Court the rights urged by them with respect to the Hill in question should be properly respected and should not be infringed in any way. The history of the case as published by our contemporary shows that a suit was filed by the Jains in December 1907 in the Junagadh Court in connection with the Hill. They also applied for an interim order prohibiting the State from doing certain acts pending the disposal of the suit. The Court, however, refused to give the injunction order as prayed for by the Jains, because it held that the opponent as the Rule had superior right. The Jains appealed in this connection to the Agent to the Governor at Rajkot, but that officer in ac
| SR No. | 536505 |
| Book Title | Jain Shwetambar Conference Herald 1909 Book 05 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Mohanlal Dalichand Desai |
| Publisher | Jain Shwetambar Conference |
| Publication Year | 1909 |
| Total Pages | 438 |
| Language | Gujarati |
| Classification | Magazine, India_Jain Shwetambar Conference Herald, & India |
| File Size | 11 MB |