Jain Shwetambar Tirth Antriksha Parshwanath

Author(s): Antriksha Parshwanath Sansthan Shirpur
Publisher: Antriksha Parshwanath Sansthan

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2. We thereupon invited the Digambari Jain Community for such talks who deputed Shri Lalchand Hirachand and Shri Kasturbhai Lalbhai represented us. Several meetings took place but the talks broke down on the issue that they Digambaris) were not prepared to accept the Court Judgements, especially the Privy Council judgement and that they desired that the whole issue should be opened de novo.
3. The Digambari case is that they have filed a suit No. 288/60 at Washim Court for the setting aside of the Privy Council Judgement.
4. We maintain that practically all the issues raised and now being raised were enquired into by Courts at various levels and after inspecting voluminous evidence led by both the sides, the Privy Council, finally decided that the Digambari community was only entitled to worship according to an agreed time-table and nothing more. And they were allowed to collect their money and offerings during their time of worship. Their Lordships of the Council held that the main idol and the temple was a Shwetambari one and the right of management of the same was to be exclusively vasted in the Shwetambari Community, and among other rights, the council ordered "that the Digambari Sect be and hereby permanently restrained from obstructing the Shwetambari sect in getting the image restored to its original form adorned with the Kachota, Katisutra and plastering the same now and hereafter."
5. The Digambari community continue to enjoy the right of worship under the judgement of the Privy Council, but when the rights of the Shwetambari community are concerned of the Privy Council stands and we respectfully believe that the state is under an obligation to protect our rights.
6. We request that if necessary, the state should examine the correctness of our stand through their legal advisors.
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